Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic 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

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$129.00

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$14.14 with United vs $103.20 with Sutter Health — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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 $14.14 ↓ -50%
United Medicaid|> 21 $14.14 ↓ -50%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $14.14 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $15.01 ↓ -47%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $15.55 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
United Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $15.92 ↓ -43%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -43%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $15.92 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $16.40 ↓ -42%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $17.51 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $19.10 ↓ -32%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $19.10 ↓ -32%
United Commercial|HMO $19.10 ↓ -32%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $23.88 ↓ -15%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $26.58 ↓ -6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $26.87 ↓ -4%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $32.80 ↑ +17%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $32.80 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $35.26 ↑ +25%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $35.58 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $44.46 ↑ +58%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $45.15 ↑ +61%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $47.02 ↑ +67%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $52.89 ↑ +88%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $58.12 ↑ +107%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $58.12 ↑ +107%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $58.12 ↑ +107%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $60.63 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $64.45 ↑ +129%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $64.50 ↑ +129%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $87.72 ↑ +212%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $92.88 ↑ +230%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $94.17 ↑ +235%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $94.17 ↑ +235%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $96.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $101.91 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $103.20 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $103.20 ↑ +267%

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Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $37.16 $14.14 – $107.07
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $31.54 $15.92 – $56.16
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $7.51 $3.18 – $23.33
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $124.44 $15.60 – $31.84
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $90.58 $14.14 – $39.01
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $23.75 $14.14 – $45.76
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $23.49 $14.14 – $45.76
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $112.71 $15.92 – $31.84

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