Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$11.29

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.

$29.00

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.

$3.19 with WCMG 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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $3.19 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|HMO $3.77 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3.77 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3.77 ↓ -67%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $6.88 ↓ -39%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $9.18 ↓ -19%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $10.15 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $11.89 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $15.95 ↑ +41%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $20.59 ↑ +82%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $20.88 ↑ +85%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $21.75 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $21.75 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $22.91 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $23.20 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $23.78 ↑ +111%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $25.23 ↑ +123%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $26.10 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $26.10 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $26.68 ↑ +136%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +35772%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +44736%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +62672%

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Blood draw capillary 36416 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $113.01 $3.77 – $214.14
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $23.53 $13.94 – $32.98
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $19.38 $5.78 – $5.78
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $35.53 $3.77 – $81.34
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $35.30 $13.72 – $51.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $36.46 $3.77 – $58.80
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2.97 $3.77 – $8.93
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2.94 $3.77 – $8.93

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