Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 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

$72.60

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.

$333.00

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.

$16.42 with BCBS - Anthem vs $337.77 with Prison Healthcare — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $16.42 ↓ -77%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $37.10 ↓ -49%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $37.10 ↓ -49%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $37.10 ↓ -49%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $44.46 ↓ -39%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $59.29 ↓ -18%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $116.55 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $127.55 ↑ +76%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $136.53 ↑ +88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $156.51 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $159.37 ↑ +120%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $166.50 ↑ +129%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $166.50 ↑ +129%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $166.50 ↑ +129%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +147%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↑ +147%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +147%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $212.34 ↑ +192%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +210%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +210%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +210%
United Medicare|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +210%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $225.18 ↑ +210%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $225.18 ↑ +210%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $225.18 ↑ +210%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $226.44 ↑ +212%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $231.03 ↑ +218%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $231.94 ↑ +219%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $239.76 ↑ +230%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $243.09 ↑ +235%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $243.09 ↑ +235%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $247.70 ↑ +241%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $249.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $263.07 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $266.40 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $266.40 ↑ +267%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $337.77 ↑ +365%

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Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $95.91 $16.42 – $276.39
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $315.18 $70.85 – $287.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $117.61 $54.42 – $246.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $116.34 $11.40 – $243.32
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $222.87 $92.86 – $287.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $223.38 $105.30 – $287.00
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $147.32 $25.80 – $206.40
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $218.28 $105.55 – $105.55

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