Sec art mech thrmbc non-intracranial add-on 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

$3,279.60

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.

$15,044.00

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.

$228.65 with Hill Physicians vs $14,393.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $228.65 ↓ -93%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,453.80 ↓ -56%
United Medicaid|< 21 $2,045.53 ↓ -38%
United Medicaid|> 21 $2,045.53 ↓ -38%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $2,472.77 ↓ -25%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,779.35 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,255.81 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $3,351.23 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $3,386.88 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +53%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $5,215.29 ↑ +59%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $5,215.29 ↑ +59%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $5,717.52 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,955.75 ↑ +82%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,273.39 ↑ +91%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $6,352.80 ↑ +94%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,352.80 ↑ +94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $7,665.05 ↑ +134%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $7,941.00 ↑ +142%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,941.00 ↑ +142%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,926.00 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,393.00 ↑ +339%

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Sec art mech thrmbc non-intracranial add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $4,332.68 $228.65 – $7,665.05
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,336.20 $2,516.00 – $7,722.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,825.94 $2,045.53 – $13,339.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,442.92 $2,045.53 – $13,339.76
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $5,188.44 $2,045.53 – $11,456.97
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,724.40 $2,045.53 – $12,744.27
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,515.72 $2,747.00 – $8,621.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,055.41 $2,699.00 – $21,319.00

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