Mayo cytopathology in situ hybridization urinary tract 3-5 probes each specimen manual at Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1487694857
$97.45
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$447.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$148.75 with Western Health Advantage vs $1,690.22 with Cigna — 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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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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| Western Health Advantage | Commercial|All Plans | $148.75 | ↑ +53% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $174.25 | ↑ +79% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $178.99 | ↑ +84% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $178.99 | ↑ +84% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $178.99 | ↑ +84% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $212.34 | ↑ +118% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|HMO | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|PPO | $225.18 | ↑ +131% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Imperial | $231.94 | ↑ +138% |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $247.70 | ↑ +154% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $306.00 | ↑ +214% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $318.75 | ↑ +227% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $335.75 | ↑ +245% |
| Prison Healthcare | Medicaid|All Plans | $337.77 | ↑ +247% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Connection EPO | $340.00 | ↑ +249% |
| Sutter Health | Commercial|All Plans | $340.00 | ↑ +249% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $340.00 | ↑ +249% |
| United | Medicaid|< 21 | $363.41 | ↑ +273% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $363.41 | ↑ +273% |
| United | Medicaid|> 21 | $363.41 | ↑ +273% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicaid|All Plans | $399.75 | ↑ +310% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Hill Physicians | Commercial|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicare|All Plans | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $425.00 | ↑ +336% |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus | $1,267.57 | ↑ +1201% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,690.22 | ↑ +1634% |
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Mayo cytopathology in situ hybridization urinary tract 3-5 probes each specimen manual at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $128.74 | $148.75 – $1,267.57 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $1,054.09 | $34.27 – $1,097.07 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $168.36 | $178.99 – $1,474.81 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $154.20 | $106.21 – $1,733.75 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $135.88 | $121.75 – $1,668.05 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | $243.62 | $178.99 – $425.00 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | $122.48 | $46.75 – $1,267.57 |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom | $173.89 | $46.75 – $1,267.57 |