Endovenous rf abl vein addl 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

$745.56

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.

$3,420.00

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.

$125.31 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
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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 $125.31 ↓ -83%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $324.28 ↓ -57%
United Medicaid|< 21 $437.82 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|> 21 $437.82 ↓ -41%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $529.36 ↓ -29%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $717.43 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $724.93 ↓ -3%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,116.48 ↑ +50%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,116.48 ↑ +50%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,151.15 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,348.49 ↑ +81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,640.92 ↑ +120%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,368.08 ↑ +218%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,466.75 ↑ +231%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,598.31 ↑ +249%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,631.20 ↑ +253%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,631.20 ↑ +253%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,289.00 ↑ +341%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +387%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +509%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +571%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +571%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +571%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +783%

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Endovenous rf abl vein addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $984.96 $125.31 – $2,729.87
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,933.75 $437.82 – $9,007.18
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,602.88 $437.82 – $9,007.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,659.92 $437.82 – $4,758.83
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,441.29 $437.82 – $5,293.53
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,758.31 $0.80 – $2,457.84
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $3,228.54 $437.82 – $6,206.31
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $937.08 $125.31 – $2,729.87

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