Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level 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

$1,022.30

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.

$2,628.00

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.

$59.24 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 $59.24 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|> 21 $68.36 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|< 21 $68.36 ↓ -93%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $107.22 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $118.52 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $162.36 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $202.57 ↓ -80%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $254.29 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $254.29 ↓ -75%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $289.08 ↓ -72%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $367.42 ↓ -64%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $858.17 ↓ -16%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $910.04 ↓ -11%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↓ -11%
United Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $910.04 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $910.04 ↓ -11%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $919.80 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $937.34 ↓ -8%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,077.48 ↑ +5%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,971.00 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,971.00 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,076.12 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,102.40 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,154.96 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,628.00 ↑ +157%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,771.00 ↑ +171%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,487.00 ↑ +241%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,531.00 ↑ +245%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,700.00 ↑ +262%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +296%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +395%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,104.00 ↑ +399%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,173.00 ↑ +406%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,506.00 ↑ +439%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +459%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +459%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +459%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,078.00 ↑ +495%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,082.00 ↑ +593%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +593%

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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,029.30 $84.08 – $1,833.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $613.54 $98.29 – $265.78
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,360.68 $951.25 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,109.38 $68.36 – $2,540.16
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $230.44 $68.36 – $339.08
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,016.07 $68.36 – $2,540.16
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,450.44 $1,002.25 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,588.80 $907.88 – $8,018.00

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