Npsy tst eval phsy/qhp 1st hr 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

$420.59

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.

$1,535.00

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.

$106.88 with Hill Physicians 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $106.88 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $113.37 ↓ -73%
United Medicaid|> 21 $113.37 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $124.71 ↓ -70%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $168.85 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $213.14 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $215.40 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $259.62 ↓ -38%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $259.62 ↓ -38%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $487.49 ↑ +16%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $537.25 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $629.35 ↑ +50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $657.52 ↑ +56%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $697.26 ↑ +66%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
United Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +66%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $697.26 ↑ +66%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $718.18 ↑ +71%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $766.99 ↑ +82%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $828.90 ↑ +97%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $871.58 ↑ +107%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,045.89 ↑ +149%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,151.25 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,151.25 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,228.00 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,274.05 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,535.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $1,535.00 ↑ +265%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +687%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +903%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +918%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +1237%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +1387%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +1465%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +1511%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16,950.00 ↑ +3930%
United Commercial|Options PPO $16,950.00 ↑ +3930%

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Npsy tst eval phsy/qhp 1st hr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $179.52 $407.95 – $5,171.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $241.44 $407.95 – $4,188.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $191.04 $407.95 – $4,971.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $334.63 $106.88 – $1,228.00
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom $597.12 $106.88 – $1,258.70
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland $420.59 $113.37 – $1,535.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $442.08 $106.88 – $1,274.05
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $502.87 – $1,921.00

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