Place slctv cath carotd art uni 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

$5,298.93

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.

$24,307.00

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.

$280.71 with United vs $23,335.00 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $280.71 ↓ -95%
United Medicaid|< 21 $280.71 ↓ -95%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $308.78 ↓ -94%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $350.94 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $527.73 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $651.25 ↓ -88%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $651.25 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $734.81 ↓ -86%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,207.05 ↓ -77%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $2,354.13 ↓ -56%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,384.00 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $6,698.72 ↑ +26%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $7,103.63 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $7,316.74 ↑ +38%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $7,813.99 ↑ +47%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,002.00 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,002.00 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,002.00 ↑ +51%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $8,167.25 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $9,567.35 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $9,774.00 ↑ +84%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $10,655.44 ↑ +101%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,775.00 ↑ +122%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12,217.00 ↑ +131%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $16,801.20 ↑ +217%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $17,501.25 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $17,715.00 ↑ +234%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $18,434.65 ↑ +248%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $18,668.00 ↑ +252%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $18,668.00 ↑ +252%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $23,335.00 ↑ +340%

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Place slctv cath carotd art uni at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $7,000.42 $280.71 – $19,368.05
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,991.36 $424.68 – $12,900.80
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $13,226.34 $1,852.90 – $15,313.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $12,327.26 $280.71 – $14,785.26
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $11,290.39 $280.71 – $14,785.26
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $6,059.92 $280.71 – $13,067.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $8,947.10 $280.71 – $12,903.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $7,434.27 $2,500.73 – $27,307.00

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