IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour 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

$195.28

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.

$502.00

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.

$21.53 with Hill Physicians vs $5,400.00 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 $21.53 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|> 21 $22.11 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|< 21 $22.11 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $23.66 ↓ -88%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $26.88 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $36.61 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $45.95 ↓ -76%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $55.22 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $57.17 ↓ -71%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $57.68 ↓ -70%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $57.68 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $60.63 ↓ -69%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $60.63 ↓ -69%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $60.63 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $60.63 ↓ -69%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $60.63 ↓ -69%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $60.63 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $62.45 ↓ -68%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $82.86 ↓ -58%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $158.53 ↓ -19%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $158.53 ↓ -19%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $158.53 ↓ -19%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $175.70 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $205.82 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $245.98 ↑ +26%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $316.26 ↑ +62%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $321.28 ↑ +65%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $331.32 ↑ +70%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $376.50 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $376.50 ↑ +93%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $386.54 ↑ +98%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $396.58 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $401.60 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $411.64 ↑ +111%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $441.76 ↑ +126%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $451.80 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $451.80 ↑ +131%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $461.84 ↑ +137%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $465.00 ↑ +138%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $502.00 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $502.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $502.00 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|HMO $502.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,400.00 ↑ +2665%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $240.90 $27.20 – $1,951.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $68.24 $9.23 – $98.94
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $642.60 $63.10 – $64.39
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $93.74 $22.11 – $995.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $542.79 $22.11 – $611.52
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $85.85 $22.11 – $199.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $178.83 $22.11 – $448.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $176.90 $22.11 – $381.30

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