Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys 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

$3,361.35

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.

$15,419.00

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.

$278.11 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 $278.11 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|> 21 $278.11 ↓ -92%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $305.92 ↓ -91%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $332.33 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $348.19 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $522.85 ↓ -84%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $528.39 ↓ -84%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $645.22 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $645.22 ↓ -81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,195.87 ↓ -64%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $5,396.65 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $6,321.79 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,941.00 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,002.00 ↑ +138%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,002.00 ↑ +138%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,002.00 ↑ +138%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $8,865.00 ↑ +164%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,926.00 ↑ +195%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $10,255.57 ↑ +205%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
United Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $10,875.47 ↑ +224%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $11,101.68 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $11,201.73 ↑ +233%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $11,564.25 ↑ +244%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $11,963.02 ↑ +256%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $12,181.01 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $12,335.20 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $12,335.20 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,393.00 ↑ +328%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $15,419.00 ↑ +359%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $16,313.20 ↑ +385%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $16,347.00 ↑ +386%

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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $4,440.68 $278.11 – $12,797.77
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,511.52 $420.76 – $20,499.96
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $9,586.78 $278.10 – $21,951.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $9,174.76 $278.10 – $22,936.90
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $10,139.11 $278.11 – $21,825.33
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $26,472.06 $6,200.00 – $46,622.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $9,209.58 $7,809.00 – $46,622.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $10,474.38 $8,005.00 – $46,622.00

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