Ghs change cysto/gastrost 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

$378.89

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.

$974.00

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.

$36.03 with Hill Physicians vs $7,087.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $36.03 ↓ -90%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $56.87 ↓ -85%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $180.95 ↓ -52%
United Medicaid|> 21 $205.14 ↓ -46%
United Medicaid|< 21 $205.14 ↓ -46%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $211.97 ↓ -44%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $225.65 ↓ -40%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $264.38 ↓ -30%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $301.38 ↓ -20%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -16%
United Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $319.60 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $319.60 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $329.19 ↓ -13%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $385.66 ↑ +2%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $387.75 ↑ +2%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $387.75 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $389.77 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $408.43 ↑ +8%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $413.60 ↑ +9%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $423.94 ↑ +12%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $484.13 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $484.13 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $517.00 ↑ +36%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $517.00 ↑ +36%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,771.00 ↑ +631%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +707%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,487.00 ↑ +820%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,531.00 ↑ +832%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +969%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +1236%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,104.00 ↑ +1247%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,173.00 ↑ +1265%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,506.00 ↑ +1353%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +1409%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +1409%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +1409%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +1445%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,078.00 ↑ +1504%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +1770%

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Ghs change cysto/gastrost at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $387.20 $238.68 – $689.52
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,589.67 $336.70 – $1,921.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $753.28 $205.14 – $1,234.80
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $70.60 $26.13 – $101.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $689.92 $205.14 – $1,220.10
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $306.45 $205.14 – $617.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $293.24 $205.14 – $609.88
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,660.56 $354.75 – $6,200.00

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