Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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

$61.47

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$158.00

Gross charge

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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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$0.62 with United vs $49.20 with MultiPlan — 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 $0.62 ↓ -99%
United Medicaid|> 21 $0.62 ↓ -99%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $0.66 ↓ -99%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $0.68 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|HMO $1.04 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1.04 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1.12 ↓ -98%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1.34 ↓ -98%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1.34 ↓ -98%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1.34 ↓ -98%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1.44 ↓ -98%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1.92 ↓ -97%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3.03 ↓ -95%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $5.14 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5.14 ↓ -92%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $5.24 ↓ -91%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5.65 ↓ -91%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $6.60 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $9.03 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $9.71 ↓ -84%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $11.29 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $15.77 ↓ -74%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $24.60 ↓ -60%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $45.00 ↓ -27%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $45.00 ↓ -27%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $47.40 ↓ -23%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $48.00 ↓ -22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $49.20 ↓ -20%

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $0.93 – $19.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $65.33 $1.24 – $11.04
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $23.12 $0.93 – $52.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $21.17 $0.62 – $52.92
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $58.25 $0.62 – $43.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $57.62 $0.83 – $42.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $65.33 $1.24 – $11.95
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $65.33 $1.33 – $14.26

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