Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple 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

$181.12

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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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$661.00

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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.

$72.71 with WCMG vs $7,484.00 with BCBS - Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

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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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $72.71 ↓ -60%
United Medicaid|> 21 $108.67 ↓ -40%
United Medicaid|< 21 $108.67 ↓ -40%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $119.54 ↓ -34%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $142.43 ↓ -21%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $192.45 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $206.47 ↑ +14%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $231.35 ↑ +28%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $248.85 ↑ +37%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $248.85 ↑ +37%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $271.01 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $356.94 ↑ +97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $467.28 ↑ +158%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $495.09 ↑ +173%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $495.75 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $495.75 ↑ +174%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $525.02 ↑ +190%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
United Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↑ +190%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $525.02 ↑ +190%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $528.80 ↑ +192%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $540.77 ↑ +199%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $548.63 ↑ +203%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $577.52 ↑ +219%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $656.27 ↑ +262%
United Commercial|Options PPO $661.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $661.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $661.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $661.00 ↑ +265%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $787.53 ↑ +335%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,200.00 ↑ +1667%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +1728%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +2229%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,277.00 ↑ +2261%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +2263%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +2759%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,178.00 ↑ +2759%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,178.00 ↑ +2759%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,346.00 ↑ +2852%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +3006%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,805.00 ↑ +3105%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +3354%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +3535%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +3641%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,484.00 ↑ +4032%

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Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $216.63 $140.94 – $936.40
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $851.19 $547.82 – $1,921.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $323.57 $108.67 – $740.88
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $333.00 $108.67 – $466.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $305.37 $108.67 – $763.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $463.38 $108.67 – $999.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $458.39 $108.67 – $986.71
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,060.91 $577.20 – $6,200.00

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