Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar 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

$838.30

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.

$2,155.00

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.

$182.05 with WCMG vs $1,638.45 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 $182.05 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|< 21 $258.38 ↓ -69%
United Medicaid|> 21 $258.38 ↓ -69%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $284.22 ↓ -66%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $380.65 ↓ -55%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $380.65 ↓ -55%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $380.65 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $397.20 ↓ -53%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $413.75 ↓ -51%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $430.30 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $479.95 ↓ -43%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $479.95 ↓ -43%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $662.00 ↓ -21%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $662.00 ↓ -21%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $877.15 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,059.20 ↑ +26%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,075.75 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|HMO $1,092.30 ↑ +30%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,125.40 ↑ +34%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $1,158.50 ↑ +38%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,241.25 ↑ +48%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,241.25 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,241.25 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $1,307.45 ↑ +56%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,324.00 ↑ +58%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,357.10 ↑ +62%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,406.75 ↑ +68%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,406.75 ↑ +68%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,489.50 ↑ +78%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,489.50 ↑ +78%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,489.50 ↑ +78%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,522.60 ↑ +82%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,588.80 ↑ +90%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,588.80 ↑ +90%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,588.80 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,638.45 ↑ +95%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,638.45 ↑ +95%

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Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $751.17 $242.40 – $787.80
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,262.29 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,198.33 $258.38 – $1,318.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,185.41 $258.38 – $1,421.05
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,258.34 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,380.63 not published
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $867.82 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $1,380.63 not published

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