Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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

$1,268.90

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,631.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$298.36 with United vs $19,040.00 with Blue Shield CA — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Medicaid|> 21 $298.36 ↓ -76%
United Medicaid|< 21 $298.36 ↓ -76%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $327.36 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $360.48 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $488.56 ↓ -61%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $494.00 ↓ -61%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $509.41 ↓ -60%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $750.46 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $750.46 ↓ -41%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,117.44 ↓ -12%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,620.85 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,898.71 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,500.74 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,473.25 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,473.25 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,704.80 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,843.73 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,900.37 ↑ +207%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,136.13 ↑ +226%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,260.21 ↑ +236%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,549.74 ↑ +259%
United Commercial|HMO $4,631.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,631.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,631.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,631.00 ↑ +265%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $5,170.16 ↑ +307%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,204.19 ↑ +389%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↑ +468%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,286.00 ↑ +553%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,286.00 ↑ +553%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,286.00 ↑ +553%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $8,882.00 ↑ +600%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↑ +610%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $11,325.00 ↑ +793%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $12,281.00 ↑ +868%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +894%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $12,770.00 ↑ +906%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $15,836.00 ↑ +1148%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $16,792.00 ↑ +1223%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $17,679.00 ↑ +1293%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $19,040.00 ↑ +1401%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,729.57 $366.98 – $7,477.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,031.26 $4,129.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,615.98 $298.36 – $10,145.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $634.04 $246.29 – $932.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,143.05 $298.36 – $10,251.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,029.81 $298.36 – $8,689.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,534.58 $298.36 – $7,608.49
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,705.99 $4,483.19 – $17,909.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →