Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site 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

$155.60

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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.

$400.00

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.

$24.49 with Hill Physicians vs $328.00 with MultiPlan — 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
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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 $24.49 ↓ -84%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $28.29 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|> 21 $40.58 ↓ -74%
United Medicaid|< 21 $40.58 ↓ -74%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $43.68 ↓ -72%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $44.00 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $44.64 ↓ -71%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $58.24 ↓ -63%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $58.87 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $76.29 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $91.81 ↓ -41%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $95.77 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $95.77 ↓ -38%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $108.13 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $108.13 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $108.13 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $135.65 ↓ -13%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $140.00 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $164.00 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $169.64 ↑ +9%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $212.34 ↑ +36%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +45%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +45%
United Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +45%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +45%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $225.18 ↑ +45%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $225.18 ↑ +45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $231.94 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $237.47 ↑ +53%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $300.00 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $300.00 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $316.00 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $320.00 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $328.00 ↑ +111%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $84.10 $51.84 – $384.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $290.19 $84.91 – $287.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $674.10 $40.58 – $509.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $164.51 $6.00 – $23.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $617.40 $40.58 – $509.60
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $77.91 $15.26 – $56.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $77.07 $15.26 – $56.68
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $321.81 $107.30 – $287.00

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