Ghs semen analysis fert at Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1487694857
$42.51
Cash price 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.
$195.00
Gross charge 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.
$11.61 with BCBS - Anthem vs $195.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $11.61 | ↓ -73% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|HMO | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicare|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Hill Physicians | Commercial|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|PPO | $12.31 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Imperial | $12.68 | ↓ -70% |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $13.54 | ↓ -68% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $14.77 | ↓ -65% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $14.77 | ↓ -65% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $14.77 | ↓ -65% |
| Prison Healthcare | Medicaid|All Plans | $18.46 | ↓ -57% |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus | $27.26 | ↓ -36% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $36.34 | ↓ -15% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $44.04 | ↑ +4% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $44.04 | ↑ +4% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $44.04 | ↑ +4% |
| Western Health Advantage | Commercial|All Plans | $68.25 | ↑ +61% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $79.95 | ↑ +88% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers | $91.65 | ↑ +116% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $97.50 | ↑ +129% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|HMO | $132.60 | ↑ +212% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $140.40 | ↑ +230% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|CalPers | $142.35 | ↑ +235% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $142.35 | ↑ +235% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $146.25 | ↑ +244% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $154.05 | ↑ +262% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Connection EPO | $156.00 | ↑ +267% |
| Sutter Health | Commercial|All Plans | $156.00 | ↑ +267% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $156.00 | ↑ +267% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $195.00 | ↑ +359% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $195.00 | ↑ +359% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Ghs semen analysis fert at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $56.16 | $11.61 – $161.85 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $93.74 | $12.31 – $166.92 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $401.04 | $12.31 – $46.06 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $367.31 | $12.31 – $46.06 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $198.12 | $12.31 – $415.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $195.98 | $12.31 – $410.01 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $468.18 | $12.31 – $154.53 |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton | $306.06 | $12.31 – $428.80 |