Coronary angio/cath placement bypass graft/lv gram/lt heart 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

$9,777.96

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.

$44,853.00

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.

$833.64 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 $833.64 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,203.26 ↓ -88%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,203.26 ↓ -88%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,295.64 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,462.88 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,971.31 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,992.28 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $3,085.34 ↓ -68%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $3,085.34 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,985.76 ↓ -59%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,226.68 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,353.48 ↓ -55%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $4,508.85 ↓ -54%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $4,649.35 ↓ -52%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,418.00 ↓ -45%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,340.02 ↓ -35%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,992.00 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $13,990.00 ↑ +43%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $14,319.00 ↑ +46%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $15,698.55 ↑ +61%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,030.00 ↑ +74%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,030.00 ↑ +74%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,030.00 ↑ +74%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $18,389.73 ↑ +88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $20,160.00 ↑ +106%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $21,946.00 ↑ +124%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $24,716.00 ↑ +153%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $28,523.00 ↑ +192%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $32,294.16 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $33,639.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $35,433.87 ↑ +262%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35,654.00 ↑ +265%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $35,882.40 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $35,882.40 ↑ +267%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $44,853.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $51,698.00 ↑ +429%

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Coronary angio/cath placement bypass graft/lv gram/lt heart at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $12,917.67 $833.64 – $37,227.99
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9,624.18 $1,480.01 – $17,138.94
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $9,329.12 $1,203.26 – $21,361.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $8,288.06 $1,203.26 – $20,720.14
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $5,637.86 $1,203.26 – $12,135.98
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $23,269.26 $4,603.09 – $17,909.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $10,521.30 $4,169.67 – $17,611.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $14,675.01 $1,048.57 – $41,928.60

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