Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure 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

$494.65

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$2,269.00

Gross charge

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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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$67.93 with United vs $23,178.00 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

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 $67.93 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|< 21 $67.93 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $111.30 ↓ -77%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $117.79 ↓ -76%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $137.27 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $144.51 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $161.35 ↓ -67%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $248.43 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $248.43 ↓ -50%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $264.60 ↓ -47%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $287.77 ↓ -42%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $305.16 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↓ -38%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↓ -38%
United Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↓ -38%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $305.16 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $305.16 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $305.16 ↓ -38%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $309.96 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $314.31 ↓ -36%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $335.68 ↓ -32%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $365.14 ↓ -26%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $457.74 ↓ -7%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $544.32 ↑ +10%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $567.00 ↑ +15%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $597.24 ↑ +21%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $604.80 ↑ +22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $604.80 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $756.00 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $1,221.57 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,260.35 ↑ +155%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,745.10 ↑ +253%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $1,745.10 ↑ +253%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $1,764.49 ↑ +257%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,867.00 ↑ +277%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,488.00 ↑ +403%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,811.00 ↑ +468%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,631.00 ↑ +634%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,539.00 ↑ +818%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +911%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +911%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +911%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,183.00 ↑ +948%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,582.00 ↑ +1231%
United Commercial|HMO $11,514.00 ↑ +2228%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23,178.00 ↑ +4586%

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Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $653.48 $67.93 – $1,867.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $473.52 $83.55 – $1,001.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $364.53 $46.44 – $638.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $590.07 $319.18 – $1,921.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $543.14 $67.93 – $1,243.62
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $364.31 $67.93 – $315.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $258.33 $67.93 – $1,149.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $529.79 $67.93 – $1,256.64

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