Pm device progr eval multi 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

$104.21

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.

$478.00

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.

$46.21 with BCBS - Anthem 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $46.21 ↓ -56%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $46.92 ↓ -55%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -53%
United Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -53%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $49.00 ↓ -53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $49.00 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $50.47 ↓ -52%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $53.90 ↓ -48%
United Medicaid|< 21 $67.69 ↓ -35%
United Medicaid|> 21 $67.69 ↓ -35%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $73.50 ↓ -29%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $74.46 ↓ -29%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $89.75 ↓ -14%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $127.26 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $128.61 ↑ +23%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $157.04 ↑ +51%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $157.04 ↑ +51%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $167.30 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $195.98 ↑ +88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $291.07 ↑ +179%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $307.19 ↑ +195%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $344.16 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $358.50 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $377.62 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $382.40 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $382.40 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $383.82 ↑ +268%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $478.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $478.00 ↑ +359%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,811.00 ↑ +2597%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,183.00 ↑ +4874%
United Commercial|HMO $11,514.00 ↑ +10949%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23,178.00 ↑ +22142%

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Pm device progr eval multi at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $137.67 $46.21 – $396.74
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $298.35 $51.93 – $190.26
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $190.84 $47.38 – $4,018.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $195.65 $47.38 – $455.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $41.45 $47.38 – $8,268.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $37.17 $28.50 – $94.77
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $130.98 $46.21 – $396.74
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $35.30 $30.74 – $6,210.00

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