Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$3,332.94

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$12,164.00

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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.

$199.61 with Hill Physicians vs $12,770.00 with Health Net — 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 $199.61 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|> 21 $687.82 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|< 21 $687.82 ↓ -79%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $831.49 ↓ -75%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $924.11 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,126.87 ↓ -66%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,138.86 ↓ -66%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,731.01 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,731.01 ↓ -48%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,577.42 ↓ -23%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,940.35 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,444.41 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +27%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,277.00 ↑ +28%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $4,373.20 ↑ +31%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,536.54 ↑ +36%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,637.54 ↑ +39%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,776.67 ↑ +43%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $5,101.29 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,346.00 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +69%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $5,796.93 ↑ +74%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +88%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,300.75 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $6,300.75 ↑ +89%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +98%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $6,720.80 ↑ +102%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +103%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,956.31 ↑ +109%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,972.83 ↑ +109%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,251.00 ↑ +118%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,251.00 ↑ +118%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,251.00 ↑ +118%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,484.00 ↑ +125%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $8,401.00 ↑ +152%
United Commercial|HMO $8,401.00 ↑ +152%
United Commercial|Options PPO $8,401.00 ↑ +152%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $8,401.00 ↑ +152%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $12,770.00 ↑ +283%

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,490.91 $846.02 – $8,890.24
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $7,170.60 $1,921.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,930.56 $687.82 – $10,550.68
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $5,358.64 $687.82 – $3,449.60
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,515.84 $687.82 – $10,550.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,596.11 $687.82 – $7,754.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,557.34 $687.82 – $7,657.47
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $7,972.83 $5,083.67 – $17,909.00

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