Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) 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

$201.90

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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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$519.00

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.

$1.82 with United vs $49.20 with MultiPlan — 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $1.82 ↓ -99%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1.82 ↓ -99%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $1.93 ↓ -99%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1.98 ↓ -99%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2.87 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2.87 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2.97 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|HMO $2.97 ↓ -99%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3.93 ↓ -98%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3.93 ↓ -98%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3.93 ↓ -98%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $4.23 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4.94 ↓ -98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $4.94 ↓ -98%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5.44 ↓ -97%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $5.65 ↓ -97%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $6.60 ↓ -97%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $7.80 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $10.09 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $11.57 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12.61 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $17.62 ↓ -91%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $24.60 ↓ -88%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $45.00 ↓ -78%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $45.00 ↓ -78%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $47.40 ↓ -77%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $48.00 ↓ -76%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $49.20 ↓ -76%

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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.42 – $19.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $65.33 $3.64 – $12.33
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $40.24 $2.76 – $29.40
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $36.85 $1.82 – $29.40
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $191.44 $1.82 – $43.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $189.38 $2.38 – $42.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $65.33 $3.64 – $13.35
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $65.33 $3.91 – $15.93

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