Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 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

$1,061.59

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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.

$2,729.00

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.

$232.93 with Hill Physicians vs $26,722.00 with United — 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 $232.93 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|> 21 $247.34 ↓ -77%
United Medicaid|< 21 $247.34 ↓ -77%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $272.07 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $291.45 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $299.53 ↓ -72%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $300.19 ↓ -72%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -70%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -70%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $317.64 ↓ -70%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $317.64 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $327.17 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $465.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $469.95 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $583.72 ↓ -45%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $583.72 ↓ -45%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $929.74 ↓ -12%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $955.15 ↓ -10%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,063.56 ↑ +0%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,118.89 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,239.74 ↑ +17%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,046.75 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,046.75 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,155.91 ↑ +103%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,179.99 ↑ +105%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,183.20 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,237.78 ↑ +111%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,726.22 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,729.00 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,729.00 ↑ +157%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +188%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +451%
United Commercial|HMO $12,190.00 ↑ +1048%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $26,722.00 ↑ +2417%

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $255.36 $157.41 – $1,113.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $251.67 $173.34 – $1,271.67
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $175.12 $236.00 – $1,206.45
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $173.23 $236.00 – $1,206.45
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $167.58 $59.85 – $285.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $342.21 $332.01 – $1,467.07
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $475.36 $146.64 – $611.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $315.18 $247.34 – $612.00

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