Abd/low ext cath 1st at Mercy Hospital of Folsom

1650 Creekside Dr, Folsom, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1356389878

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,021.52

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.

$2,626.00

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.

$224.78 with Hill Physicians vs $12,800.00 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
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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 $224.78 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|< 21 $232.83 ↓ -77%
United Medicaid|> 21 $232.83 ↓ -77%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $274.56 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $403.73 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $552.98 ↓ -46%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $690.02 ↓ -32%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $866.19 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $866.19 ↓ -15%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $873.60 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,023.36 ↑ +0%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,251.47 ↑ +23%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,491.12 ↑ +46%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,872.00 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,872.00 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,971.84 ↑ +93%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,996.80 ↑ +95%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,046.72 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,496.00 ↑ +144%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,314.00 ↑ +616%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,006.00 ↑ +684%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,006.00 ↑ +684%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,006.00 ↑ +684%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,143.00 ↑ +795%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,800.00 ↑ +1153%

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,350.80 $286.38 – $2,405.52
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $772.97 $232.83 – $1,769.88
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $722.46 $232.83 – $1,715.98
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $954.96 $232.83 – $2,186.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,375.89 $232.83 – $2,474.01
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,417.29 $1,889.12 – $7,745.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $352.92 $2,699.00 – $26,648.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,687.94 $0.80 – $906.56

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