Brace back t-lso custom 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

$4,059.22

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.

$10,435.00

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.

$1,147.85 with WCMG vs $10,330.65 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 $1,147.85 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,354.09 ↓ -67%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,354.09 ↓ -67%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,489.50 ↓ -63%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,400.05 ↓ -41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,400.05 ↓ -41%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,400.05 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,504.40 ↓ -38%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $2,545.69 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,608.75 ↓ -36%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $3,026.15 ↓ -25%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $3,026.15 ↓ -25%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,174.00 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $4,174.00 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,530.55 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,678.40 ↑ +65%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $6,782.75 ↑ +67%
United Commercial|HMO $6,887.10 ↑ +70%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,095.80 ↑ +75%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $7,304.50 ↑ +80%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,826.25 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,826.25 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,826.25 ↑ +93%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $8,243.65 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,348.00 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,556.70 ↑ +111%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $8,869.75 ↑ +119%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $8,869.75 ↑ +119%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $9,391.50 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $9,391.50 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,391.50 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $9,600.20 ↑ +137%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $10,017.60 ↑ +147%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,017.60 ↑ +147%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,017.60 ↑ +147%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,330.65 ↑ +154%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,330.65 ↑ +154%

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Brace back t-lso custom at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,638.47 $1,533.12 – $4,982.64
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $5,407.85 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,555.40 $1,354.09 – $8,140.86
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,256.35 $1,354.09 – $8,140.86
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,453.86 $1,354.09 – $6,390.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,405.84 $1,354.09 – $6,887.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,407.85 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,570.57 not published

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