Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath 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

$9,960.64

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.

$45,691.00

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.

$862.62 with Hill Physicians vs $51,698.00 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 $862.62 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,130.32 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,130.32 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,302.14 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,374.21 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,851.82 ↓ -81%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,871.52 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,898.33 ↓ -71%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $2,898.33 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,985.76 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $4,235.54 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,353.48 ↓ -56%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,649.35 ↓ -53%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,418.00 ↓ -46%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,340.02 ↓ -36%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,992.00 ↑ +0%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $13,990.00 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $14,319.00 ↑ +44%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $15,991.85 ↑ +61%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,030.00 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,030.00 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,030.00 ↑ +71%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $18,733.31 ↑ +88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $20,160.00 ↑ +102%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $21,946.00 ↑ +120%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $24,716.00 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $28,523.00 ↑ +186%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $32,897.52 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $34,268.25 ↑ +244%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35,654.00 ↑ +258%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $36,095.89 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $36,552.80 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $36,552.80 ↑ +267%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $45,691.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $51,698.00 ↑ +419%

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Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $13,159.01 $862.62 – $37,923.53
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,493.12 $1,390.29 – $20,467.20
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $8,396.08 $1,130.32 – $19,224.66
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $8,288.06 $1,130.32 – $20,720.14
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $5,330.31 $1,130.32 – $11,473.96
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $19,402.95 $4,603.09 – $17,909.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $10,082.19 $4,169.67 – $17,611.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $13,874.45 $985.01 – $39,641.28

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