Cath plc art ang/grft lt/rt 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

$11,971.26

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.

$54,914.00

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.

$1,015.17 with Hill Physicians vs $54,914.00 with United — 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 $1,015.17 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,475.24 ↓ -88%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,475.24 ↓ -88%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,594.19 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,793.55 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $2,416.91 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,442.62 ↓ -80%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $3,782.76 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $3,782.76 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,985.76 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,353.48 ↓ -64%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,649.35 ↓ -61%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,418.00 ↓ -55%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $5,528.04 ↓ -54%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,340.02 ↓ -47%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,992.00 ↓ -17%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $13,990.00 ↑ +17%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $14,319.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,030.00 ↑ +42%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,030.00 ↑ +42%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,030.00 ↑ +42%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $19,219.90 ↑ +61%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $20,160.00 ↑ +68%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $21,946.00 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $22,514.74 ↑ +88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $24,716.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $28,523.00 ↑ +138%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35,654.00 ↑ +198%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $39,538.08 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $41,185.50 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $43,382.06 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $43,931.20 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $43,931.20 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $51,698.00 ↑ +332%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $54,914.00 ↑ +359%

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Cath plc art ang/grft lt/rt hr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $15,815.24 $1,015.17 – $45,578.62
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $12,614.40 $1,814.55 – $22,464.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $8,396.08 $1,475.24 – $19,224.66
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $8,288.06 $1,475.24 – $20,720.14
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $6,919.06 $1,475.24 – $14,893.87
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $22,895.94 $4,603.09 – $17,909.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $11,131.26 $4,169.67 – $17,611.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $18,010.15 $1,285.59 – $51,457.56

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