Forearm/arm cuffs ext/flex a 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

$1,690.58

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.

$6,170.00

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.

$678.70 with WCMG vs $5,984.90 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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $678.70 ↓ -60%
United Medicaid|> 21 $803.64 ↓ -52%
United Medicaid|< 21 $803.64 ↓ -52%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $884.00 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,053.29 ↓ -38%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,419.10 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,419.10 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,419.10 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,480.80 ↓ -12%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,542.50 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,727.60 ↑ +2%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,727.60 ↑ +2%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,406.30 ↑ +42%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $2,468.00 ↑ +46%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,208.40 ↑ +90%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,270.10 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|HMO $3,455.20 ↑ +104%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,455.20 ↑ +104%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,455.20 ↑ +104%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $4,010.50 ↑ +137%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $4,010.50 ↑ +137%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,380.70 ↑ +159%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,627.50 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,627.50 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,812.60 ↑ +185%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,936.00 ↑ +192%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,059.40 ↑ +199%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $5,059.40 ↑ +199%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,121.10 ↑ +203%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,244.50 ↑ +210%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,244.50 ↑ +210%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,244.50 ↑ +210%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,553.00 ↑ +228%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,553.00 ↑ +228%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $5,553.00 ↑ +228%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,676.40 ↑ +236%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,984.90 ↑ +254%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,984.90 ↑ +254%

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Forearm/arm cuffs ext/flex a at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $333.42 $389.50 – $779.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $305.37 $148.01 – $779.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $2,447.55 $803.64 – $5,439.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $1,569.50 $723.28 – $4,018.20
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $1,427.15 $766.50 – $4,018.20
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $1,189.90 $40.00 – $3,613.50
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $1,215.45 $730.00 – $4,018.20
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,345.06 $803.64 – $5,491.30

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