Change cystostomy tube simple 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

$323.26

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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.

$831.00

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.

$52.84 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 $52.84 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $67.50 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|> 21 $67.50 ↓ -79%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $87.78 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $104.48 ↓ -68%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $117.04 ↓ -64%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $160.30 ↓ -50%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $200.03 ↓ -38%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $251.10 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $251.10 ↓ -22%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $279.30 ↓ -14%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $301.38 ↓ -7%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -1%
United Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -1%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $319.60 ↓ -1%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $319.60 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $327.18 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $329.19 ↑ +2%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $362.80 ↑ +12%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $598.50 ↑ +85%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $598.50 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $630.42 ↑ +95%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $638.40 ↑ +97%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $654.36 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $798.00 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↑ +165%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +233%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +237%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +388%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +394%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +426%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +481%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +846%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +1153%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +1466%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +1669%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +1669%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +1669%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +1711%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +2092%

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Change cystostomy tube simple at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $212.87 $83.03 – $539.32
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $207.76 $48.64 – $386.06
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,014.39 $336.70 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $381.35 $67.50 – $873.18
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $99.90 $36.74 – $139.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $339.08 $67.50 – $824.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $324.26 $67.50 – $503.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $320.76 $67.50 – $496.91

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