Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1659361392

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,419.73

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$2,605.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$632.17 with Partnership Health Plan vs $17,327.00 with Health Net — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $632.17 ↓ -55%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $632.17 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $866.07 ↓ -39%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,428.70 ↑ +1%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,428.70 ↑ +1%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,745.35 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,005.85 ↑ +41%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +50%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $2,266.35 ↑ +60%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,266.35 ↑ +60%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,474.75 ↑ +74%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,552.90 ↑ +80%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,552.90 ↑ +80%
United Commercial|HMO $2,605.00 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,605.00 ↑ +83%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,714.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,601.00 ↑ +224%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $4,745.00 ↑ +234%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,288.00 ↑ +272%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $5,759.00 ↑ +306%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,610.00 ↑ +366%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,173.00 ↑ +476%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,173.00 ↑ +476%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,173.00 ↑ +476%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $17,327.00 ↑ +1120%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,433.05 $956.41 – $6,113.64
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,724.35 $2,225.71 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,185.65 $632.17 – $11,444.44
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,907.48 $632.17 – $4,768.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,997.84 $632.17 – $3,808.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,976.30 $632.17 – $3,760.40
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,258.10 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $4,007.07 $2,124.23 – $9,858.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →