Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 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

$214.34

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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.

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.

$551.00

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.

$41.68 with Hill Physicians vs $9,971.00 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 $41.68 ↓ -81%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $60.61 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|< 21 $62.38 ↓ -71%
United Medicaid|> 21 $62.38 ↓ -71%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $67.30 ↓ -69%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $75.41 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $103.28 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $128.87 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $161.78 ↓ -25%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $161.78 ↓ -25%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $192.85 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $225.91 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $233.75 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $365.80 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +81%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +81%
United Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +81%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $387.91 ↑ +81%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $387.91 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $399.55 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $413.25 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $413.25 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $435.29 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $440.80 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $451.82 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $551.00 ↑ +157%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↑ +299%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +402%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +409%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +635%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +646%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +693%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +776%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +1326%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,698.00 ↑ +2558%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +2567%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +2567%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +2567%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +2631%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,122.00 ↑ +3223%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,971.00 ↑ +4552%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $491.88 $76.73 – $875.94
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $550.80 $413.65 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $480.22 $62.38 – $1,099.56
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $68.60 $21.99 – $83.30
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $356.33 $62.38 – $890.82
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $142.84 $62.38 – $375.07
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $335.81 $62.38 – $375.07
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $612.51 $435.83 – $6,200.00

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