Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$1,620.19

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.

$4,165.00

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.

$148.81 with Hill Physicians vs $10,369.00 with Health Net — 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 $148.81 ↓ -91%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $401.39 ↓ -75%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↓ -47%
United Medicaid|> 21 $878.63 ↓ -46%
United Medicaid|< 21 $878.63 ↓ -46%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $966.49 ↓ -40%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,034.13 ↓ -36%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↓ -34%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↓ -33%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,277.15 ↓ -21%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,496.09 ↓ -8%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,651.82 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,669.40 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,007.80 ↑ +24%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,073.57 ↑ +28%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $2,073.57 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,193.03 ↑ +35%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,736.75 ↑ +69%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,736.75 ↑ +69%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,882.71 ↑ +78%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,919.20 ↑ +80%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,992.18 ↑ +85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3,649.00 ↑ +125%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,649.00 ↑ +125%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +212%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,416.00 ↑ +234%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +253%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +253%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +253%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +337%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,369.00 ↑ +540%

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Core ndl bx lng/med perq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,497.92 $1,329.27 – $4,448.34
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,806.12 $324.05 – $3,356.20
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,036.03 $593.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,163.12 $878.63 – $3,665.20
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,363.64 $878.63 – $3,478.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,822.41 $878.63 – $3,665.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,456.92 $878.63 – $3,141.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,441.21 $878.63 – $3,102.33

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