Dx bronchoscope/lavage 31624 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

$1,733.39

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$4,456.00

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.

$132.32 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

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 $132.32 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $244.80 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|> 21 $244.80 ↓ -86%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $278.11 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $424.47 ↓ -76%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $470.58 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $581.40 ↓ -66%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $725.45 ↓ -58%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $910.68 ↓ -47%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $910.68 ↓ -47%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,315.80 ↓ -24%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,497.30 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,753.98 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,136.96 ↑ +23%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,266.13 ↑ +31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,334.11 ↑ +35%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,208.50 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,208.50 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,379.62 ↑ +95%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,422.40 ↑ +97%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,507.96 ↑ +102%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,708.00 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,278.00 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,667.00 ↑ +169%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,725.00 ↑ +173%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,416.00 ↑ +212%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,698.00 ↑ +229%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $6,831.00 ↑ +294%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,923.00 ↑ +299%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,122.00 ↑ +311%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $7,368.00 ↑ +325%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,006.00 ↑ +362%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,006.00 ↑ +362%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,006.00 ↑ +362%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $8,133.00 ↑ +369%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,971.00 ↑ +475%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,369.00 ↑ +498%

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Dx bronchoscope/lavage 31624 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,171.22 $301.10 – $4,012.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,554.30 $2,398.61 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $856.00 $244.80 – $2,000.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,402.60 $244.80 – $1,586.62
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $784.00 $244.80 – $2,000.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,290.71 $244.80 – $2,783.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,276.80 $244.80 – $2,748.41
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,790.65 $2,527.21 – $9,858.00

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