Abd/low ext cath 2nd 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

$1,137.83

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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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$2,925.00

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.

$236.48 with Hill Physicians vs $12,800.00 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $236.48 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|> 21 $279.40 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $279.40 ↓ -75%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $305.91 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $484.47 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $663.58 ↓ -42%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $828.01 ↓ -27%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $959.60 ↓ -16%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $973.35 ↓ -14%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,039.41 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,039.41 ↓ -9%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,140.21 ↑ +0%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,501.77 ↑ +32%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,085.75 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,085.75 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,196.99 ↑ +93%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,224.80 ↑ +96%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,280.42 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,781.00 ↑ +144%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,314.00 ↑ +543%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,006.00 ↑ +604%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,006.00 ↑ +604%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,006.00 ↑ +604%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,143.00 ↑ +704%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,800.00 ↑ +1025%

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Abd/low ext cath 2nd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,351.23 $343.66 – $2,406.30
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,709.01 $279.40 – $2,219.70
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,518.22 $279.40 – $2,278.50
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,286.48 $279.40 – $3,807.42
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,261.83 $279.40 – $4,235.22
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $966.96 $2,069.90 – $7,745.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $355.98 $2,699.00 – $26,648.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $5,167.94 $0.80 – $1,608.60

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