Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 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

$44.35

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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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$114.00

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.

$12.54 with WCMG vs $114.00 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

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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $12.54 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $39.02 ↓ -12%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $39.90 ↓ -10%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $41.38 ↓ -7%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $41.38 ↓ -7%
United Medicare|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
United Medicaid|< 21 $41.38 ↓ -7%
United Medicaid|> 21 $41.38 ↓ -7%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $41.38 ↓ -7%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $42.62 ↓ -4%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $45.52 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $46.74 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $49.82 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $49.82 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|HMO $49.82 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $62.70 ↑ +41%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $77.79 ↑ +75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $78.62 ↑ +77%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $80.94 ↑ +83%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $82.08 ↑ +85%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $85.50 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $85.50 ↑ +93%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $86.66 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $90.06 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $91.20 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $93.48 ↑ +111%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $97.66 ↑ +120%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $97.66 ↑ +120%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $99.18 ↑ +124%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $102.60 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $102.60 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $104.88 ↑ +136%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $108.37 ↑ +144%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $114.00 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $114.00 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $114.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $114.00 ↑ +157%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $92.31 $32.53 – $82.96
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $84.15 $41.12 – $82.96
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $73.44 $41.38 – $82.96
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $71.40 $77.92 – $77.92
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $84.15 $34.98 – $82.96
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $79.20 $24.86 – $82.96
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $70.04 $39.44 – $127.84
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley $67.58 $41.38 – $121.52

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