Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) 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

$2,211.08

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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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$5,684.00

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.

$81.18 with United vs $10,369.00 with Health Net — 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
United Medicaid|< 21 $81.18 ↓ -96%
United Medicaid|> 21 $81.18 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $126.02 ↓ -94%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $140.76 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $192.79 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $240.56 ↓ -89%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $301.99 ↓ -86%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $301.99 ↓ -86%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $436.32 ↓ -80%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $594.00 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $606.59 ↓ -73%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,890.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,007.80 ↓ -9%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,129.16 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,193.03 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,214.00 ↑ +0%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,771.00 ↑ +25%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,487.00 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,531.00 ↑ +60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +83%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,050.00 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,050.00 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,266.00 ↑ +93%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,320.00 ↑ +95%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,428.00 ↑ +100%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +129%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,104.00 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,173.00 ↑ +134%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,400.00 ↑ +144%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,416.00 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,506.00 ↑ +149%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +159%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +159%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +159%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,078.00 ↑ +175%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +221%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,369.00 ↑ +369%

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Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $946.96 $99.85 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,040.87 $116.72 – $1,289.13
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,163.12 $81.18 – $3,615.22
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $4,655.34 $81.18 – $2,175.60
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,842.40 $81.18 – $3,466.26
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,941.45 $81.18 – $1,884.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,920.52 $81.18 – $1,884.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,180.76 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00

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