Plmt ureteral stent prq 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

$2,630.13

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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$9,599.00

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.

$261.29 with Hill Physicians vs $12,770.00 with Health Net — 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 $261.29 ↓ -90%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $1,015.63 ↓ -61%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,068.87 ↓ -59%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,068.87 ↓ -59%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,175.76 ↓ -55%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $2,009.48 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,030.85 ↓ -23%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $2,447.71 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,447.71 ↓ -7%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,231.55 ↑ +23%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,785.53 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $4,273.95 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,277.00 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,532.29 ↑ +72%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $4,596.14 ↑ +75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,668.26 ↑ +77%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,985.52 ↑ +90%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,985.82 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,346.00 ↑ +103%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +114%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $5,665.36 ↑ +115%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +138%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +150%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +158%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,798.44 ↑ +158%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $6,924.75 ↑ +163%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $6,924.75 ↑ +163%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $7,039.00 ↑ +168%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $7,386.40 ↑ +181%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,484.00 ↑ +185%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,663.39 ↑ +191%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,286.00 ↑ +215%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,286.00 ↑ +215%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,286.00 ↑ +215%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,233.00 ↑ +251%
United Commercial|HMO $9,233.00 ↑ +251%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,233.00 ↑ +251%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $9,233.00 ↑ +251%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $12,770.00 ↑ +386%

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Plmt ureteral stent prq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,169.37 $1,617.09 – $8,044.86
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,717.85 $1,068.87 – $7,201.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,321.02 $1,068.87 – $7,201.04
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,180.43 $1,068.87 – $6,008.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,135.36 $1,068.87 – $5,933.69
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,056.76 $5,004.98 – $17,909.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,151.51 $4,533.71 – $17,611.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,534.18 $1,068.87 – $8,640.24

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