Bronchoscopy/needle bx addl 31633 at Mercy San Juan Medical Center

6501 Coyle Avenue, Carmichael, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1972541498

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$809.67

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,955.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$61.46 with Hill Physicians vs $7,484.00 with BCBS - Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $61.46 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $83.94 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|> 21 $83.94 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $101.22 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $137.18 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $138.99 ↓ -83%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $210.73 ↓ -74%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $210.73 ↓ -74%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $313.77 ↓ -61%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $325.05 ↓ -60%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,034.25 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,211.55 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,595.70 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,216.25 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,216.25 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,364.00 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,452.65 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,955.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,955.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $2,955.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,955.00 ↑ +265%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $3,245.00 ↑ +301%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +309%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +421%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,277.00 ↑ +428%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +429%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,346.00 ↑ +560%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +595%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +673%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +713%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +737%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,251.00 ↑ +796%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,251.00 ↑ +796%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,251.00 ↑ +796%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,484.00 ↑ +824%

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Bronchoscopy/needle bx addl 31633 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $930.10 $83.94 – $2,030.67
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $920.07 $83.94 – $2,481.93
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $1,325.30 $232.10 – $1,856.80
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $672.97 $73.15 – $1,922.76
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,565.34 $99.48 – $1,971.76
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $1,314.28 $83.94 – $2,526.48
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $1,003.86 $116.31 – $1,940.40
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $644.19 $61.46 – $2,364.00

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