Ext ecg>7d<15d scan a/r 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

$217.46

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.

$559.00

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.

$48.15 with BCBS - Anthem 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $48.15 ↓ -78%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $61.49 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $159.73 ↓ -27%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $169.39 ↓ -22%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↓ -22%
United Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↓ -22%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $169.39 ↓ -22%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $169.39 ↓ -22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $174.47 ↓ -20%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $195.65 ↓ -10%
United Medicaid|> 21 $201.42 ↓ -7%
United Medicaid|< 21 $201.42 ↓ -7%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $221.56 ↑ +2%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $229.19 ↑ +5%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $271.28 ↑ +25%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $378.67 ↑ +74%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $419.25 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $419.25 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $441.61 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $447.20 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $458.38 ↑ +111%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $475.35 ↑ +119%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $475.35 ↑ +119%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $559.00 ↑ +157%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $559.00 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|HMO $12,190.00 ↑ +5506%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $26,722.00 ↑ +12188%

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Ext ecg>7d<15d scan a/r at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $167.28 $171.12 – $171.12
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $131.58 not published
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $232.32 $31.68 – $1,985.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $153.17 $48.15 – $559.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $121.87 $48.15 – $559.00
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland $153.17 $61.49 – $559.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $161.00 $48.15 – $559.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $179.30 – $182.96

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