Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$135.63

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$495.00

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$30.84 with Hill Physicians vs $5,805.00 with Health Net — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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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 $30.84 ↓ -77%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $54.45 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $159.73 ↑ +18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $169.39 ↑ +25%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $169.39 ↑ +25%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
United Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +25%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $173.25 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $174.47 ↑ +29%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $186.33 ↑ +37%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $202.95 ↑ +50%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $211.74 ↑ +56%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $254.08 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $267.30 ↑ +97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $360.54 ↑ +166%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $371.25 ↑ +174%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $371.25 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $396.00 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $410.85 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $450.53 ↑ +232%
United Commercial|HMO $495.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $495.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Options PPO $495.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $495.00 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $495.00 ↑ +265%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,200.00 ↑ +2259%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,805.00 ↑ +4180%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $91.98 $56.70 – $291.44
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $213.59 $25.78 – $296.82
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $235.11 $167.07 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $113.42 $132.50 – $246.96
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $250.42 $62.09 – $235.20
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $103.88 $41.31 – $153.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $82.37 $59.94 – $177.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $85.52 $59.94 – $175.38

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