Bilateral n block inj occipital 64405 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

$219.53

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.

$1,007.00

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.

$51.50 with Hill Physicians vs $6,582.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $51.50 ↓ -77%
United Medicaid|< 21 $72.20 ↓ -67%
United Medicaid|> 21 $72.20 ↓ -67%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $77.51 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $118.29 ↓ -46%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $125.20 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $171.48 ↓ -22%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $264.06 ↑ +20%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $264.06 ↑ +20%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $352.45 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $365.80 ↑ +67%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +77%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +77%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +77%
United Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +77%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $387.91 ↑ +77%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $387.91 ↑ +77%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $387.91 ↑ +77%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $388.09 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $399.55 ↑ +82%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $412.87 ↑ +88%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $426.70 ↑ +94%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $581.87 ↑ +165%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $725.04 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $755.25 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $795.53 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $805.60 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $805.60 ↑ +267%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,007.00 ↑ +359%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,811.00 ↑ +1180%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +1554%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +1968%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +2179%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +2179%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +2179%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,183.00 ↑ +2261%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +2898%

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Bilateral n block inj occipital 64405 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $290.02 $51.50 – $835.81
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $568.14 $413.65 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,591.74 $72.20 – $1,037.82
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $91.25 $35.45 – $134.26
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,457.85 $72.20 – $3,644.62
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $799.70 $72.20 – $1,195.27
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,879.35 $435.83 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,588.80 $394.79 – $8,018.00

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