Change of windpipe airway 31502 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

$156.38

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$402.00

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$34.41 with Hill Physicians vs $27,872.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $34.41 ↓ -78%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $35.91 ↓ -77%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $44.22 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|> 21 $59.57 ↓ -62%
United Medicaid|< 21 $59.57 ↓ -62%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $65.53 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $111.99 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $113.18 ↓ -28%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $140.59 ↓ -10%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $140.59 ↓ -10%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $140.70 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $164.82 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $256.15 ↑ +64%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $287.77 ↑ +84%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $301.50 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $301.50 ↑ +93%
United Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↑ +95%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↑ +95%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $305.16 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↑ +95%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $305.16 ↑ +95%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $305.16 ↑ +95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $314.31 ↑ +101%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $317.58 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $321.60 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $329.64 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $402.00 ↑ +157%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↑ +447%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +589%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +597%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +908%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +922%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +987%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,867.00 ↑ +1094%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +1100%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,488.00 ↑ +1491%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +1855%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +2490%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +3137%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +3556%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +3556%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +3556%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +3643%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +4432%
United Commercial|HMO $13,336.00 ↑ +8428%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $27,872.00 ↑ +17723%

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Change of windpipe airway 31502 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $201.92 $90.12 – $521.66
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $471.24 $319.18 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $323.14 $59.57 – $739.90
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $245.40 $59.57 – $1,149.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $520.15 $59.57 – $1,233.76
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $514.54 $59.57 – $12,607.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,080.18 $336.29 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $676.77 $304.63 – $8,018.00

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