Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance 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

$861.64

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.

$2,215.00

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.

$39.37 with Hill Physicians vs $8,006.00 with Aetna — 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 $39.37 ↓ -95%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $41.70 ↓ -95%
United Medicaid|< 21 $149.10 ↓ -83%
United Medicaid|> 21 $149.10 ↓ -83%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $180.25 ↓ -79%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $233.86 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $246.87 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $308.06 ↓ -64%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $386.71 ↓ -55%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $386.71 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $494.49 ↓ -43%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $524.38 ↓ -39%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $524.38 ↓ -39%
United Medicare|All Plans $524.38 ↓ -39%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $524.38 ↓ -39%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $524.38 ↓ -39%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $524.38 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $540.11 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $558.70 ↓ -35%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $744.10 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $871.66 ↑ +1%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +25%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +27%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,594.50 ↑ +85%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,594.50 ↑ +85%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,679.54 ↑ +95%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +97%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,700.80 ↑ +97%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,743.32 ↑ +102%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +118%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,126.00 ↑ +147%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,700.00 ↑ +329%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +370%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +487%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,082.00 ↑ +722%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +723%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,006.00 ↑ +829%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,006.00 ↑ +829%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,006.00 ↑ +829%

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Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $204.55 $126.09 – $934.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $184.79 $79.81 – $343.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,069.98 $593.00 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,671.34 $149.10 – $453.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,300.04 $28.20 – $149.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,530.76 $124.47 – $461.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $159.16 $149.10 – $429.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $157.45 $149.10 – $429.00

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