Cardioversion elective electrical conversion arrhythmia external 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

$995.83

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$4,568.00

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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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$109.05 with Hill Physicians vs $7,150.00 with United — 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $109.05 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $169.17 ↓ -83%
United Medicaid|> 21 $175.66 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|< 21 $175.66 ↓ -82%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $193.23 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $230.22 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $333.75 ↓ -66%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $407.53 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $407.53 ↓ -59%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $755.32 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $810.90 ↓ -19%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $859.92 ↓ -14%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $859.92 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $859.92 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $859.92 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $859.92 ↓ -14%
United Medicare|All Plans $859.92 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $859.92 ↓ -14%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $863.45 ↓ -13%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $885.72 ↓ -11%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $945.91 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,011.47 ↑ +2%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,289.88 ↑ +30%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,776.24 ↑ +78%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,850.25 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,948.93 ↑ +96%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,973.60 ↑ +98%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,973.60 ↑ +98%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $2,442.00 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,467.00 ↑ +148%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $2,479.00 ↑ +149%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,812.00 ↑ +182%
United Commercial|HMO $2,842.00 ↑ +185%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,182.00 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,182.00 ↑ +220%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,182.00 ↑ +220%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,256.00 ↑ +227%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,312.00 ↑ +233%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $3,330.00 ↑ +234%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $3,330.00 ↑ +234%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $3,367.00 ↑ +238%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +356%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $6,108.00 ↑ +513%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +561%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,150.00 ↑ +618%

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Cardioversion elective electrical conversion arrhythmia external at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $1,315.59 $109.05 – $2,442.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,247.87 $150.32 – $2,336.18
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $974.43 $130.88 – $1,944.85
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,521.66 $890.70 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,770.64 $175.66 – $3,607.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $889.78 $84.34 – $319.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,350.83 $175.66 – $3,607.38
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $920.83 $175.66 – $2,035.24

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