Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion stereo guide 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

$1,109.08

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.

$2,035.00

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.

$186.15 with Partnership Health Plan vs $5,838.00 with Aetna — 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 $186.15 ↓ -83%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $186.15 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $255.03 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $420.70 ↓ -62%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $420.70 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,363.45 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,566.95 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,770.45 ↑ +60%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,770.45 ↑ +60%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,933.25 ↑ +74%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,994.30 ↑ +80%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,994.30 ↑ +80%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,035.00 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $2,035.00 ↑ +83%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,285.00 ↑ +196%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,776.00 ↑ +240%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,720.00 ↑ +326%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,838.00 ↑ +426%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,838.00 ↑ +426%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,838.00 ↑ +426%

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Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion stereo guide at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $183.53 $113.13 – $326.82
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $597.72 $1,687.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,063.39 $186.15 – $4,529.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $818.11 $107.46 – $390.04
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $313.50 $186.15 – $665.72
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $310.12 $186.15 – $740.52
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $592.11 $2,747.00 – $8,621.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $681.87 $2,699.00 – $21,319.00

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