Plcmt dlyd xtn pros 1st vsl 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

$2,639.72

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.

$9,634.00

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.

$672.37 with United vs $17,696.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $672.37 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $672.37 ↓ -75%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $739.61 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $744.15 ↓ -72%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $1,059.74 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,264.06 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,277.75 ↓ -52%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,539.73 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,539.73 ↓ -42%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,891.19 ↑ +10%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +25%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,371.90 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,949.94 ↑ +50%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +62%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,202.36 ↑ +97%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +113%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +137%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +149%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +157%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,225.50 ↑ +174%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,225.50 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $7,707.20 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,996.22 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $9,634.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,634.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $9,634.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,634.00 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $10,112.00 ↑ +283%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,361.00 ↑ +293%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,361.00 ↑ +293%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $10,361.00 ↑ +293%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12,640.00 ↑ +379%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $17,696.00 ↑ +570%

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Plcmt dlyd xtn pros 1st vsl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,189.65 $672.37 – $5,013.68
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,040.76 $672.37 – $5,013.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,721.13 $672.37 – $8,926.70
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,681.01 $672.37 – $9,929.70
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,298.90 $5,592.00 – $17,369.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,152.75 $5,835.00 – $47,967.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,832.11 $0.80 – $3,741.36
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $11,168.49 $2,238.00 – $25,242.00

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