Prgrmg eval implantable dfb 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

$81.32

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.

$373.00

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.

$42.43 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 $42.43 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $46.21 ↓ -43%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -40%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -40%
United Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $49.00 ↓ -40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $49.00 ↓ -40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $49.00 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $50.47 ↓ -38%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $53.90 ↓ -34%
United Medicaid|> 21 $62.35 ↓ -23%
United Medicaid|< 21 $62.35 ↓ -23%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $68.58 ↓ -16%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $73.50 ↓ -10%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $85.23 ↑ +5%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $117.22 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $118.47 ↑ +46%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $130.55 ↑ +61%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $144.65 ↑ +78%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $144.65 ↑ +78%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $152.93 ↑ +88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $268.11 ↑ +230%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $268.56 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $277.14 ↑ +241%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $279.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $294.67 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $298.40 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $298.40 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $346.28 ↑ +326%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $373.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $373.00 ↑ +359%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,811.00 ↑ +3357%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,183.00 ↑ +6274%
United Commercial|HMO $11,514.00 ↑ +14059%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23,178.00 ↑ +28402%

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Prgrmg eval implantable dfb at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $107.43 $42.43 – $309.59
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $33.77 $46.00 – $92.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $38.22 $27.30 – $130.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $184.11 $51.93 – $171.65
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $50.47 $47.38 – $98.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $113.52 $47.38 – $311.75
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $41.45 $47.38 – $8,268.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $40.43 $30.50 – $97.60

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