Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$127.60

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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.

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$328.00

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.

$34.65 with WCMG 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

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 $34.65 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $39.90 ↓ -69%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $110.25 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $129.15 ↑ +1%
United Medicaid|< 21 $130.68 ↑ +2%
United Medicaid|> 21 $130.68 ↑ +2%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $143.75 ↑ +13%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $188.80 ↑ +48%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $236.25 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $236.25 ↑ +85%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $245.68 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $248.85 ↑ +95%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $252.00 ↑ +97%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $258.30 ↑ +102%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $308.40 ↑ +142%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $308.40 ↑ +142%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $315.00 ↑ +147%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $315.00 ↑ +147%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $315.00 ↑ +147%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +3074%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +3867%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +4380%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +4380%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +4380%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +5454%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $319.80
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $210.89 $110.29 – $260.93
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $278.46 $1,687.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $467.81 $130.68 – $975.10
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,269.40 $130.68 – $859.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $390.04 $91.80 – $333.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $329.45 $130.68 – $790.32
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $325.90 $130.68 – $879.12

All California hospitals for this procedure →