Pelvic MRI (with and without contrast) 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

$2,611.22

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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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$9,530.00

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.

$266.03 with Hill Physicians vs $7,909.90 with MultiPlan — 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 $266.03 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|> 21 $332.91 ↓ -87%
United Medicaid|< 21 $332.91 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $366.20 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $442.55 ↓ -83%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $469.30 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
United Medicare|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $469.30 ↓ -82%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $469.30 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $483.38 ↓ -81%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $516.23 ↓ -80%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $586.63 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $625.87 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $632.53 ↓ -76%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $703.95 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $762.36 ↓ -71%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $762.36 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|HMO $828.27 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Options PPO $828.27 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $828.27 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $828.27 ↓ -68%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $1,048.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,263.96 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,263.96 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,263.96 ↓ -52%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,431.51 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,506.00 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,133.00 ↑ +20%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,335.50 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,907.30 ↑ +50%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,386.00 ↑ +68%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,146.20 ↑ +97%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $5,397.00 ↑ +107%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,147.50 ↑ +174%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,147.50 ↑ +174%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,195.00 ↑ +176%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $7,624.00 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,909.90 ↑ +203%

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Pelvic MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,609.61 $453.77 – $4,647.24
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,714.40 $509.00 – $509.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,714.40 $509.00 – $509.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,860.00 $335.00 – $335.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,860.00 $335.00 – $335.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,470.72 $71.43 – $3,448.35
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $6,714.40 $509.00 – $509.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $6,714.40 $509.00 – $509.00

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