Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar 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

$3,154.46

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.

$5,788.00

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.

$969.00 with BCBS - Anthem vs $3,798.48 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

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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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $969.00 ↓ -69%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,085.28 ↓ -66%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,085.28 ↓ -66%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,899.24 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|HMO $2,635.68 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,984.52 ↓ -5%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,217.08 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,255.84 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,294.60 ↑ +4%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,372.12 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,372.12 ↑ +7%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,527.16 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,527.16 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,527.16 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $3,604.68 ↑ +14%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,604.68 ↑ +14%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,682.20 ↑ +17%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,798.48 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,798.48 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3,798.48 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,798.48 ↑ +20%

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Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $17,578.26 $272.70 – $787.80
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $6,475.07 $663.79 – $1,570.43
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $40,177.80 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $17,178.21 $668.61 – $2,848.86
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $15,733.32 $552.33 – $2,848.86
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $5,791.31 $3,902.50 – $14,049.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $16,366.37 $620.00 – $2,405.60
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $38,632.50 not published

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