Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$2,500.11

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.

$6,427.00

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.

$706.97 with WCMG vs $10,303.00 with Cigna — 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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $706.97 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,807.48 ↓ -28%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $1,916.73 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $1,974.23 ↓ -21%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,978.24 ↓ -21%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,249.45 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,635.07 ↑ +5%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $3,213.50 ↑ +29%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $3,213.50 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,330.77 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|HMO $3,330.77 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,330.77 ↑ +33%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,820.25 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,820.25 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,077.33 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $5,141.60 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,141.60 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,270.14 ↑ +111%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,427.00 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,427.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,427.00 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $6,427.00 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,427.00 ↑ +157%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $7,727.00 ↑ +209%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,303.00 ↑ +312%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,082.93 $1,853.28 – $11,638.48
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,880.45 $925.89 – $3,507.42
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,931.78 $1,330.56 – $4,829.44
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,448.39 $1,853.28 – $3,330.77
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,432.77 $1,374.36 – $3,084.16
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,614.59 $2,030.33 – $6,312.15
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $4,218.72 $1,989.72 – $5,370.12
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $3,517.92 $1,563.28 – $3,402.43

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