Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$110.09

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.

$505.00

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.

$65.63 with Aetna vs $505.00 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
Aetna Commercial|PPO $65.63 ↓ -40%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $65.63 ↓ -40%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $65.63 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $78.16 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $95.13 ↓ -14%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $104.22 ↓ -5%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $176.75 ↑ +61%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↑ +63%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +63%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +63%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $207.05 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $212.34 ↑ +93%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +105%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +105%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +105%
United Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +105%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +105%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $225.18 ↑ +105%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $225.18 ↑ +105%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $231.94 ↑ +111%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $237.35 ↑ +116%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $247.70 ↑ +125%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $252.50 ↑ +129%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $252.50 ↑ +129%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $252.50 ↑ +129%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $337.77 ↑ +207%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $343.40 ↑ +212%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $363.60 ↑ +230%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $368.65 ↑ +235%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $368.65 ↑ +235%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $378.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $398.95 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $404.00 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $404.00 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $404.00 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $505.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $505.00 ↑ +359%

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Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $145.44 $78.16 – $419.15
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $126.59 $9.45 – $93.64
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $252.58 $34.27 – $354.05
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $446.25 $125.33 – $293.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $396.33 $90.93 – $672.28
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $341.00 $132.46 – $501.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $363.00 $106.90 – $672.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $89.04 $96.29 – $217.73

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