Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$2,418.71

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.

$11,095.00

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.

$409.40 with Hill Physicians vs $35,395.39 with Prison Healthcare — 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 $409.40 ↓ -83%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $2,094.87 ↓ -13%
United Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -4%
United Medicaid|> 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -4%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $2,811.56 ↑ +16%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,766.70 ↑ +56%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $3,810.38 ↑ +58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $3,850.92 ↑ +59%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,412.42 ↑ +82%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $5,929.83 ↑ +145%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $5,929.83 ↑ +145%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,384.00 ↑ +164%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,748.64 ↑ +220%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,071.50 ↑ +234%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,501.98 ↑ +252%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,609.60 ↑ +256%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,609.60 ↑ +256%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $8,715.24 ↑ +260%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $9,774.00 ↑ +304%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $10,148.57 ↑ +320%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $10,762.00 ↑ +345%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,762.00 ↑ +345%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $10,762.00 ↑ +345%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,762.00 ↑ +345%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $10,762.00 ↑ +345%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $11,084.86 ↑ +358%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,775.00 ↑ +387%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $11,838.20 ↑ +389%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12,217.00 ↑ +405%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $17,715.00 ↑ +632%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $22,349.00 ↑ +824%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $22,349.00 ↑ +824%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $22,349.00 ↑ +824%
United Medicare|All Plans $23,596.93 ↑ +876%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $23,596.93 ↑ +876%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $23,596.93 ↑ +876%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $35,395.39 ↑ +1363%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $3,195.36 $409.40 – $10,762.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $15,143.85 $2,860.72 – $21,542.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,825.94 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,592.28 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,963.98 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $11,691.89 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $21,315.96 $7,745.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $12,187.98 $8,925.00 – $27,307.00

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