Valvuloplasty aortic 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

$5,774.83

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.

$21,076.00

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.

$1,108.37 with United vs $35,580.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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 $1,108.37 ↓ -81%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -81%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $1,274.17 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,815.85 ↓ -69%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,932.89 ↓ -67%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $2,318.36 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,632.37 ↓ -54%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $4,023.92 ↓ -30%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $4,023.92 ↓ -30%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $5,957.47 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $7,065.30 ↑ +22%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $7,376.60 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $7,492.37 ↑ +30%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $7,717.14 ↑ +34%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $8,241.61 ↑ +43%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $8,573.00 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $8,641.16 ↑ +50%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $9,365.46 ↑ +62%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $11,238.56 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $11,381.04 ↑ +97%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $15,552.00 ↑ +169%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $15,807.00 ↑ +174%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $15,807.00 ↑ +174%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $16,573.00 ↑ +187%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $16,573.00 ↑ +187%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $16,573.00 ↑ +187%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $16,598.00 ↑ +187%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $16,860.80 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $17,493.08 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $19,145.00 ↑ +232%
United Commercial|Options PPO $21,076.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $21,076.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $21,076.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $21,076.00 ↑ +265%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $21,162.00 ↑ +266%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $22,950.00 ↑ +297%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,931.00 ↑ +314%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $29,592.00 ↑ +412%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $31,379.00 ↑ +443%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $33,036.00 ↑ +472%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $33,503.00 ↑ +480%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $35,580.00 ↑ +516%

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Valvuloplasty aortic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14,980.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,149.13 $1,363.30 – $13,090.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14,980.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14,980.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14,980.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,375.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $9,375.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $14,980.00 not published

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