Cath/saline/contrast/sis/hysteosal 58340 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

$374.09

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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.

$1,716.00

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.

$59.07 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

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 $59.07 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $212.81 ↓ -43%
United Medicaid|> 21 $212.81 ↓ -43%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $234.09 ↓ -37%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $256.28 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $348.65 ↓ -7%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $493.72 ↑ +32%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $493.72 ↑ +32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $505.42 ↑ +35%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $577.50 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $676.50 ↑ +81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,143.84 ↑ +206%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,188.00 ↑ +218%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,237.50 ↑ +231%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,303.50 ↑ +248%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,320.00 ↑ +253%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,320.00 ↑ +253%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,650.00 ↑ +341%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +871%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +1113%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +1237%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +1237%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +1237%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +1659%

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Cath/saline/contrast/sis/hysteosal 58340 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $494.21 $59.07 – $1,369.50
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $299.16 $184.41 – $532.74
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $395.68 $305.99 – $735.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,263.78 $312.69 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $564.54 $212.81 – $1,201.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $501.76 $212.81 – $1,111.32
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $76.06 $112.75 – $205.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $75.24 $112.75 – $205.00

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