Nerobehav stas exam phys/qhp f2f ea l hr 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

$276.21

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.

$1,267.00

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.

$66.14 with Hill Physicians 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
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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 $66.14 ↓ -76%
United Medicaid|> 21 $70.17 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $70.17 ↓ -75%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $77.19 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $84.77 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $131.92 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $133.32 ↓ -52%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $162.79 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $162.79 ↓ -41%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $301.73 ↑ +9%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $443.45 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $519.47 ↑ +88%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $912.24 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $950.25 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,000.93 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,013.60 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,013.60 ↑ +267%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,267.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|HMO $11,514.00 ↑ +4069%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23,178.00 ↑ +8291%

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Nerobehav stas exam phys/qhp f2f ea l hr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $364.90 $66.14 – $1,051.61
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $179.52 $1,597.00 – $1,597.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $214.08 $1,293.00 – $1,293.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $191.04 $1,535.00 – $1,535.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $347.16 $66.14 – $1,051.61
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom $492.87 $66.14 – $1,038.94
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland $347.16 $70.17 – $1,267.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $593.00 – $593.00

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