Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min 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

$79.57

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.

$146.00

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.

$69.63 with Partnership Health Plan vs $146.00 with California Health & Wellness — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $69.63 ↓ -12%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $69.63 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $95.39 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $97.82 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $112.42 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $127.02 ↑ +60%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $127.02 ↑ +60%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $138.70 ↑ +74%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $143.08 ↑ +80%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $143.08 ↑ +80%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $146.00 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $146.00 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $146.00 ↑ +83%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $146.00 ↑ +83%

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Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $135.78 $32.71 – $230.10
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $218.04 $114.89 – $334.65
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $514.59 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $197.74 $69.63 – $224.42
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $639.36 $69.63 – $940.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $132.11 $61.83 – $224.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $239.67 $69.63 – $284.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $196.72 $69.63 – $351.45

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