Dx bronchoscope/lavage 31624 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

$1,220.95

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

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$4,456.00

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.

$132.32 with Hill Physicians vs $12,615.00 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 $132.32 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|< 21 $244.80 ↓ -80%
United Medicaid|> 21 $244.80 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $401.06 ↓ -67%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $424.47 ↓ -65%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $470.58 ↓ -61%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $581.40 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $883.67 ↓ -28%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $883.67 ↓ -28%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,315.80 ↑ +8%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,497.30 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,753.98 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,136.96 ↑ +75%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,266.13 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,310.12 ↑ +89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,334.11 ↑ +91%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,492.74 ↑ +104%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $2,832.66 ↑ +132%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,208.50 ↑ +163%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,208.50 ↑ +163%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $3,399.20 ↑ +178%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,422.40 ↑ +180%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,550.74 ↑ +191%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,278.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,278.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|HMO $4,278.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,278.00 ↑ +250%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $4,430.00 ↑ +263%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $5,645.00 ↑ +362%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,727.00 ↑ +369%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,780.00 ↑ +373%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↑ +490%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,251.00 ↑ +494%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,251.00 ↑ +494%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,251.00 ↑ +494%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $7,528.00 ↑ +517%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $8,370.00 ↑ +586%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $8,811.00 ↑ +622%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↑ +638%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $9,068.00 ↑ +643%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,485.00 ↑ +759%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +933%

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Dx bronchoscope/lavage 31624 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,171.22 $301.10 – $4,012.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,554.30 $2,398.61 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $856.00 $244.80 – $2,000.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,402.60 $244.80 – $1,586.62
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $784.00 $244.80 – $2,000.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,290.71 $244.80 – $2,783.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,276.80 $244.80 – $2,748.41
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,790.65 $2,527.21 – $9,858.00

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