Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 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

$751.55

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.

$1,932.00

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.

$55.03 with Hill Physicians vs $7,087.00 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 $55.03 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|> 21 $57.67 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $57.67 ↓ -92%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $100.00 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $111.02 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $136.97 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $170.91 ↓ -77%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $204.27 ↓ -73%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $214.55 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $214.55 ↓ -71%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $310.00 ↓ -59%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $649.95 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $761.37 ↑ +1%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↑ +14%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $871.89 ↑ +16%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +23%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +23%
United Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +23%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $924.59 ↑ +23%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $924.59 ↑ +23%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $952.33 ↑ +27%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +43%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +45%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,392.75 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,392.75 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,467.03 ↑ +95%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,485.60 ↑ +98%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,522.74 ↑ +103%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +110%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +113%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +126%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,857.00 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +150%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,700.00 ↑ +392%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +439%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +574%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +661%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +661%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +661%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,082.00 ↑ +842%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +843%

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Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $723.14 $70.93 – $1,628.92
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $854.51 $82.93 – $1,587.89
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,322.95 $57.67 – $2,940.98
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,341.99 $57.67 – $864.36
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,087.41 $57.67 – $1,940.40
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $912.66 $57.67 – $1,968.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $902.82 $57.67 – $1,943.40
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $843.03 $1,005.45 – $6,200.00

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