Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp 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

$1,073.26

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.

$2,759.00

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.

$87.52 with Hill Physicians vs $8,570.00 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
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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 $87.52 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $96.13 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|> 21 $96.13 ↓ -91%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $166.68 ↓ -84%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $228.30 ↓ -79%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $252.77 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $284.88 ↓ -73%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $303.49 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $357.61 ↓ -67%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $357.61 ↓ -67%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $516.69 ↓ -52%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $965.65 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,103.24 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,131.19 ↑ +5%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $1,169.93 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $1,205.03 ↑ +12%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,069.25 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,069.25 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,179.61 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,207.20 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,262.38 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,759.00 ↑ +157%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,771.00 ↑ +158%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,487.00 ↑ +225%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,531.00 ↑ +229%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +277%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,476.00 ↑ +317%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +372%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,104.00 ↑ +376%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,173.00 ↑ +382%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,506.00 ↑ +413%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +433%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +433%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +433%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,078.00 ↑ +466%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +560%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $8,570.00 ↑ +699%

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Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $892.81 $96.13 – $2,044.28
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,850.15 $58.47 – $221.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $817.72 $96.13 – $2,044.28
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,014.39 $96.13 – $2,183.56
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,588.80 $1,137.58 – $8,018.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,380.06 $1,191.69 – $3,982.87
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $5,755.86 $5,981.00 – $20,799.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $961.38 $96.13 – $2,746.80

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