Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$1,848.41

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$6,746.00

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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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$66.01 with United vs $12,615.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
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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

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
United Medicaid|> 21 $66.01 ↓ -96%
United Medicaid|< 21 $66.01 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $79.53 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $91.98 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $107.78 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $109.29 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $165.57 ↓ -91%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $165.57 ↓ -91%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $246.52 ↓ -87%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $565.40 ↓ -69%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,799.00 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,925.02 ↑ +4%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↑ +10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,102.62 ↑ +14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,107.40 ↑ +14%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,245.52 ↑ +21%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $2,551.73 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,775.60 ↑ +50%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $3,062.07 ↑ +66%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +79%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,855.00 ↑ +109%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,855.00 ↑ +109%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,112.00 ↑ +122%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +128%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,266.20 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +132%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,746.00 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,140.00 ↑ +178%
United Commercial|HMO $5,140.00 ↑ +178%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,140.00 ↑ +178%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,140.00 ↑ +178%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,178.00 ↑ +180%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +180%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,178.00 ↑ +180%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +204%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +238%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +256%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↑ +290%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $8,609.00 ↑ +366%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↑ +388%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +582%

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,611.84 $81.19 – $3,734.50
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $691.13 $94.59 – $1,284.28
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,790.94 $1,921.00 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,093.78 $66.01 – $3,607.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,615.39 $66.01 – $2,839.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,976.86 $66.01 – $2,471.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,401.64 $66.01 – $3,022.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,446.35 $66.01 – $2,984.62

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