Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr 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

$155.22

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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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$712.00

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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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$32.81 with United vs $19,089.00 with Cigna — 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

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

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
United Medicaid|< 21 $32.81 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|> 21 $32.81 ↓ -79%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $39.89 ↓ -74%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $53.75 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $54.32 ↓ -65%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $66.65 ↓ -57%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $76.57 ↓ -51%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $84.12 ↓ -46%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $84.12 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $88.19 ↓ -43%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $93.52 ↓ -40%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $93.52 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $93.52 ↓ -40%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $93.52 ↓ -40%
United Medicare|All Plans $93.52 ↓ -40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $93.52 ↓ -40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $93.52 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $96.33 ↓ -38%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $102.87 ↓ -34%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $122.94 ↓ -21%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $140.28 ↓ -10%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $249.20 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $291.92 ↑ +88%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $314.03 ↑ +102%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $314.03 ↑ +102%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $314.03 ↑ +102%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $448.56 ↑ +189%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $462.80 ↑ +198%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $469.92 ↑ +203%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $512.64 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $534.00 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $562.48 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $569.60 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $569.60 ↑ +267%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $640.80 ↑ +313%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $640.80 ↑ +313%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $647.92 ↑ +317%
United Commercial|HMO $712.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $712.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $712.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $712.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,126.00 ↑ +1270%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,658.00 ↑ +1612%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $19,089.00 ↑ +12198%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $205.06 $32.81 – $626.56
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $220.76 $40.36 – $365.20
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $106.68 $14.23 – $235.71
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $168.21 $32.81 – $11,311.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $634.70 $32.81 – $866.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $131.32 $32.81 – $9,050.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $663.91 $32.81 – $318.16
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $247.86 $102.23 – $102.23

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