Abd aorta w/runoff s&i at Mercy General Hospital

4001 J St., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1487694857

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

$2,207.47

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.

$10,126.00

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.

$71.03 with Hill Physicians vs $15,423.39 with Cigna — 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 $71.03 ↓ -97%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $175.52 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|> 21 $204.00 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|< 21 $204.00 ↓ -91%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $224.40 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $267.37 ↓ -88%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $473.28 ↓ -79%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $473.28 ↓ -79%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $555.59 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $555.59 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $555.59 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $771.25 ↓ -65%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $877.20 ↓ -60%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,544.10 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,900.37 ↑ +77%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,136.13 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,151.66 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,260.21 ↑ +93%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,549.74 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,294.99 ↑ +140%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,204.19 ↑ +181%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,438.74 ↑ +192%
United Commercial|HMO $6,438.74 ↑ +192%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,438.74 ↑ +192%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,615.96 ↑ +200%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,290.72 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,594.50 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,999.54 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,100.80 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,100.80 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,590.92 ↑ +334%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $11,566.70 ↑ +424%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $15,423.39 ↑ +599%

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Abd aorta w/runoff s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $2,916.29 $71.03 – $11,566.70
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,076.47 $308.63 – $13,858.31
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $6,994.38 $204.00 – $13,457.70
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,823.56 $204.00 – $15,820.61
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,863.38 $204.00 – $15,009.21
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,832.51 $204.00 – $15,009.21
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $11,311.80 $1,309.30 – $4,434.05
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,557.69 $4,061.05 – $4,434.05

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