Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other 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

$252.47

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.

$649.00

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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$63.61 with United vs $649.00 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $63.61 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $63.61 ↓ -75%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $69.97 ↓ -72%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $71.39 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $72.67 ↓ -71%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $78.42 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $119.59 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $120.86 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $150.12 ↓ -41%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $150.12 ↓ -41%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $227.15 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $266.09 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $273.52 ↑ +8%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $486.75 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $486.75 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $512.71 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $519.20 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $532.18 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $649.00 ↑ +157%

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Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $127.02 $78.30 – $226.20
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $195.56 $104.96 – $342.41
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $514.59 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $174.63 $63.61 – $399.84
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $159.94 $63.61 – $399.84
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $222.98 $63.61 – $428.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $220.57 $63.61 – $594.99
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $639.54 not published

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