Intracranial limited study 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

$563.90

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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.

$2,058.00

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.

$131.77 with BCBS - Anthem vs $16,950.00 with United — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $131.77 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $139.74 ↓ -75%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $139.74 ↓ -75%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
United Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $143.93 ↓ -74%
United Medicaid|> 21 $149.36 ↓ -74%
United Medicaid|< 21 $149.36 ↓ -74%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $153.71 ↓ -73%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $174.68 ↓ -69%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $209.61 ↓ -63%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $226.38 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $244.70 ↓ -57%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $260.47 ↓ -54%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $354.73 ↓ -37%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $439.91 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $542.25 ↓ -4%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $542.25 ↓ -4%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $586.59 ↑ +4%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $720.30 ↑ +28%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $802.82 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $843.78 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,111.32 ↑ +97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $1,525.08 ↑ +170%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,543.50 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,543.50 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,646.40 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,708.14 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,905.70 ↑ +238%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,058.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $2,058.00 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,058.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16,950.00 ↑ +2906%
United Commercial|Options PPO $16,950.00 ↑ +2906%

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Intracranial limited study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $352.16 $135.12 – $627.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $371.38 $135.12 – $570.84
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $367.37 $135.12 – $570.84
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $261.52 $45.80 – $366.40
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $221.39 $78.96 – $376.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $780.48 $114.29 – $248.76
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $129.93 $40.08 – $167.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $391.40 $135.12 – $406.00

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