Perq art m-thrombect &/nfs 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

$3,140.51

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.

$14,406.00

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.

$662.32 with United vs $18,179.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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 $662.32 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|< 21 $662.32 ↓ -79%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $728.55 ↓ -77%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $808.84 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $839.45 ↓ -73%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,245.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,258.41 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,536.58 ↓ -51%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,536.58 ↓ -51%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,847.98 ↓ -9%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $4,840.50 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $5,670.30 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $9,774.00 ↑ +211%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,957.60 ↑ +217%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $10,372.50 ↑ +230%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10,925.70 ↑ +248%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11,064.00 ↑ +252%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $11,064.00 ↑ +252%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $11,592.00 ↑ +269%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $11,842.00 ↑ +277%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12,217.00 ↑ +289%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $13,830.00 ↑ +340%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $14,901.00 ↑ +374%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $14,901.00 ↑ +374%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $14,901.00 ↑ +374%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $16,713.00 ↑ +432%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $17,715.00 ↑ +464%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $18,072.00 ↑ +475%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $18,179.00 ↑ +479%

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Perq art m-thrombect &/nfs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $4,148.93 $662.32 – $11,478.90
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $12,246.05 $1,002.02 – $21,808.02
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,700.54 $662.32 – $12,679.92
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,584.61 $7,745.00 – $15,790.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,761.15 $662.32 – $10,746.12
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $6,597.60 $4,666.00 – $14,805.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,551.34 $478.56 – $1,994.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $6,742.38 $662.32 – $12,961.08

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