Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i 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

$2,547.33

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.

$11,685.00

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.

$275.87 with United vs $56,036.50 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
United Medicaid|< 21 $275.87 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|> 21 $275.87 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $303.46 ↓ -88%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $317.67 ↓ -88%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $335.17 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $518.64 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $524.15 ↓ -79%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $640.02 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $640.02 ↓ -75%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,186.24 ↓ -53%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $4,089.75 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,790.85 ↑ +88%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,413.20 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,763.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $9,231.15 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $9,348.00 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,348.00 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $11,018.96 ↑ +333%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $11,685.00 ↑ +359%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $11,685.00 ↑ +359%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $11,685.00 ↑ +359%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $11,685.00 ↑ +359%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $11,685.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $12,035.55 ↑ +372%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $12,853.50 ↑ +405%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,030.00 ↑ +569%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,030.00 ↑ +569%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,030.00 ↑ +569%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $17,091.00 ↑ +571%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $28,523.00 ↑ +1020%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $31,516.00 ↑ +1137%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35,654.00 ↑ +1300%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $37,357.67 ↑ +1367%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $37,357.67 ↑ +1367%
United Medicare|All Plans $37,357.67 ↑ +1367%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $51,698.00 ↑ +1929%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $56,036.50 ↑ +2100%

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Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $3,365.28 $275.87 – $11,685.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,895.47 $275.87 – $11,438.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,618.16 $275.87 – $11,781.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $35,979.22 $275.87 – $77,448.44
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $36,843.93 $11,036.00 – $126,547.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $19,590.99 $275.87 – $55,974.24
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $32,159.07 $4,233.00 – $39,911.86
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $12,102.24 $9,779.00 – $68,249.43

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