Rmvl perm pm pulse gen 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

$2,246.71

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.

$10,306.00

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.

$178.58 with United vs $16,347.00 with Health Net — 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 $178.58 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|> 21 $178.58 ↓ -92%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $233.43 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $241.62 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $292.57 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $309.65 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $424.12 ↓ -81%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $653.08 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $653.08 ↓ -71%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $959.85 ↓ -57%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,607.10 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,225.46 ↑ +88%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,003.00 ↑ +212%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,003.00 ↑ +212%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,003.00 ↑ +212%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,420.32 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,729.50 ↑ +244%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,941.00 ↑ +253%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,141.74 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,244.80 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,244.80 ↑ +267%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $8,865.00 ↑ +295%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $9,718.56 ↑ +333%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,926.00 ↑ +342%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $10,306.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,306.00 ↑ +359%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $10,306.00 ↑ +359%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,306.00 ↑ +359%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $10,306.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $10,615.18 ↑ +372%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $10,875.47 ↑ +384%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +384%
United Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +384%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $11,336.60 ↑ +405%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,393.00 ↑ +541%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $16,313.20 ↑ +626%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $16,347.00 ↑ +628%

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Rmvl perm pm pulse gen at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $2,968.13 $178.58 – $10,306.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,352.85 $219.65 – $19,876.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,276.58 $178.58 – $9,992.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,916.87 $178.58 – $9,992.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,017.55 $178.58 – $10,515.46
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $15,247.47 $6,200.00 – $46,622.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $9,209.58 $8,018.00 – $46,622.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $14,804.28 $8,222.00 – $46,622.00

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