Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst 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

$595.95

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,532.00

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.

$53.83 with United 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
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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
United Medicaid|> 21 $53.83 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|< 21 $53.83 ↓ -91%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $67.54 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $93.35 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $101.54 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $127.85 ↓ -79%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $139.80 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $159.54 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $200.27 ↓ -66%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $200.27 ↓ -66%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $214.90 ↓ -64%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $251.74 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $289.34 ↓ -51%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $460.50 ↓ -23%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $460.50 ↓ -23%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $485.06 ↓ -19%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $491.20 ↓ -18%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $495.09 ↓ -17%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $503.48 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↓ -12%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $525.02 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $525.02 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $525.02 ↓ -12%
United Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $525.02 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $540.77 ↓ -9%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $614.00 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $856.00 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,077.00 ↑ +81%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,090.00 ↑ +83%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $1,576.00 ↑ +164%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,598.00 ↑ +168%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,700.00 ↑ +185%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,877.00 ↑ +215%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,057.00 ↑ +413%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,050.00 ↑ +580%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,062.00 ↑ +749%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,717.00 ↑ +859%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,717.00 ↑ +859%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,717.00 ↑ +859%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,853.00 ↑ +882%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,087.00 ↑ +1089%

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Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $211.56 $66.21 – $648.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $170.17 $77.40 – $316.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $851.19 $547.82 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,088.45 $53.83 – $620.34
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,019.98 $33.12 – $125.44
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,746.36 $53.83 – $518.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $462.27 $53.83 – $996.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $457.29 $53.83 – $984.34

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