Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary addl vessel 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

$3,070.75

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.

$14,086.00

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.

$66.70 with Hill Physicians vs $13,523.00 with United — 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 $66.70 ↓ -98%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $195.10 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|> 21 $195.46 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|< 21 $195.46 ↓ -94%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $215.01 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $367.46 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $432.27 ↓ -86%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $453.47 ↓ -85%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $453.47 ↓ -85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $840.48 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +48%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $4,733.05 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +63%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $5,544.43 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +114%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,736.56 ↑ +217%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $10,142.25 ↑ +230%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10,683.17 ↑ +248%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,818.40 ↑ +252%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $10,818.40 ↑ +252%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $13,523.00 ↑ +340%

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Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary addl vessel at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $4,056.77 $66.70 – $11,224.09
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,127.37 $295.72 – $3,788.46
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $6,762.40 $195.46 – $9,779.42
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,193.60 $195.46 – $9,881.34
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $342.81 $195.46 – $822.36
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $339.11 $195.46 – $914.76
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,300.03 $546.83 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $4,935.78 $2,699.00 – $21,319.00

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