Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$2,568.57

Cash price

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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.

$6,603.00

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.

$75.52 with Hill Physicians vs $25,692.62 with Cigna — 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 $75.52 ↓ -97%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $135.74 ↓ -95%
United Medicaid|< 21 $158.57 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|> 21 $158.57 ↓ -94%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $174.43 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $298.11 ↓ -88%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $374.23 ↓ -85%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $374.23 ↓ -85%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $498.12 ↓ -81%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $498.12 ↓ -81%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $498.12 ↓ -81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $681.86 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $705.87 ↓ -73%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $724.24 ↓ -72%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,304.40 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,699.44 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,675.79 ↑ +82%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,938.00 ↑ +92%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,938.00 ↑ +92%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,201.36 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $5,267.20 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,398.88 ↑ +110%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,847.40 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $6,208.72 ↑ +142%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
United Commercial|HMO $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,584.00 ↑ +156%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $6,781.52 ↑ +164%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +177%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $7,103.63 ↑ +177%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +177%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $19,268.05 ↑ +650%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $25,692.62 ↑ +900%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,595.11 $239.90 – $23,085.47
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,790.03 $158.57 – $22,418.12
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,471.14 $158.57 – $26,354.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,450.30 $158.57 – $25,002.66
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,844.62 $158.57 – $25,002.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $12,254.79 $1,276.23 – $7,353.90
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $9,886.35 $4,194.31 – $7,353.90
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,903.65 $158.57 – $6,475.00

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