Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube 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

$1,726.75

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$6,302.00

Gross charge

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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.

$197.46 with Hill Physicians vs $12,615.00 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

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 $197.46 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|< 21 $277.70 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|> 21 $277.70 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $454.96 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $481.52 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $659.53 ↓ -62%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $660.22 ↓ -62%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,002.45 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,002.45 ↓ -42%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,492.64 ↓ -14%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,100.70 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,350.74 ↑ +36%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,460.82 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,492.83 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,567.61 ↑ +49%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,742.11 ↑ +59%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $3,116.04 ↑ +80%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,241.08 ↑ +88%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $3,739.24 ↑ +117%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $4,430.00 ↑ +157%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,501.50 ↑ +161%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,501.50 ↑ +161%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,801.60 ↑ +178%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,981.66 ↑ +188%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $5,645.00 ↑ +227%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,727.00 ↑ +232%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,780.00 ↑ +235%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,002.00 ↑ +248%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,002.00 ↑ +248%
United Commercial|HMO $6,002.00 ↑ +248%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,002.00 ↑ +248%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↑ +317%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,251.00 ↑ +320%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,251.00 ↑ +320%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,251.00 ↑ +320%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $7,528.00 ↑ +336%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $8,370.00 ↑ +385%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $8,811.00 ↑ +410%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↑ +422%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $9,068.00 ↑ +425%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,485.00 ↑ +507%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +631%

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Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,205.35 $2,570.00 – $4,657.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $495.51 $192.48 – $729.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,735.54 $277.70 – $3,742.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,716.83 $277.70 – $3,695.62
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,379.77 $2,724.58 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,657.10 $2,468.04 – $9,858.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,776.33 $2,585.43 – $5,198.77
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $2,664.75 $8,005.00 – $25,998.00

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