X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views 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

$320.58

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$1,170.00

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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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$43.85 with United vs $1,142.91 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

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
United Medicaid|< 21 $43.85 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|> 21 $43.85 ↓ -86%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $44.68 ↓ -86%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $48.23 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $82.44 ↓ -74%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $99.94 ↓ -69%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $100.42 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $100.42 ↓ -69%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $116.40 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $116.40 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $116.40 ↓ -64%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $128.70 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $131.77 ↓ -59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $139.74 ↓ -56%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
United Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $139.74 ↓ -56%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $143.93 ↓ -55%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $153.71 ↓ -52%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $174.68 ↓ -46%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $188.56 ↓ -41%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $209.61 ↓ -35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -24%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -24%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↓ -24%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -24%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $409.50 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $439.91 ↑ +37%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $479.70 ↑ +50%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $586.59 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $631.80 ↑ +97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $653.25 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $816.29 ↑ +155%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $877.50 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $877.50 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $936.00 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $971.10 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,142.91 ↑ +257%

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X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $571.20 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $428.37 $66.35 – $762.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $571.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $571.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $571.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $494.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $494.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $571.20 $142.00 – $142.00

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