Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open 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

$2,093.99

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$5,383.00

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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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$150.17 with Hill Physicians vs $8,570.00 with Health Net — 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $150.17 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|< 21 $150.81 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|> 21 $150.81 ↓ -93%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $158.75 ↓ -92%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $182.30 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $249.70 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $311.57 ↓ -85%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $325.93 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $391.12 ↓ -81%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $391.12 ↓ -81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $565.11 ↓ -73%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,037.05 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,214.83 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,925.02 ↓ -8%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,041.38 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,102.62 ↑ +0%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,222.25 ↑ +6%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,222.25 ↑ +6%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,340.77 ↑ +12%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,370.40 ↑ +13%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,429.66 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,771.00 ↑ +32%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,487.00 ↑ +67%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,531.00 ↑ +69%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +93%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,476.00 ↑ +114%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +142%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,104.00 ↑ +144%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5,173.00 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5,506.00 ↑ +163%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,078.00 ↑ +190%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +238%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,006.00 ↑ +282%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,006.00 ↑ +282%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,006.00 ↑ +282%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $8,570.00 ↑ +309%

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Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $607.95 $185.50 – $2,776.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $2,519.91 $1,921.00 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,121.79 $150.81 – $2,127.58
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $305.03 $118.49 – $448.84
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $851.04 $150.81 – $1,794.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,669.13 $150.81 – $3,599.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,651.14 $150.81 – $3,554.21
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $4,136.61 $2,235.08 – $6,200.00

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