Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest 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

$459.02

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.

$1,180.00

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.

$45.05 with Hill Physicians vs $1,180.00 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 $45.05 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $98.21 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|> 21 $115.34 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $115.34 ↓ -75%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $126.87 ↓ -72%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $129.80 ↓ -72%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $157.45 ↓ -66%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $157.45 ↓ -66%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $157.45 ↓ -66%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $216.84 ↓ -53%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $272.20 ↓ -41%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $272.20 ↓ -41%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $413.00 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $483.80 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $495.96 ↑ +8%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $512.13 ↑ +12%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $885.00 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $885.00 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $932.20 ↑ +103%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $944.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $944.00 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $967.60 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,180.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,180.00 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,180.00 ↑ +157%

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Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $380.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $635.54 $160.93 – $1,131.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $380.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $380.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $380.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $769.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $769.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $380.80 not published

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