Sleep study unattended 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

$146.94

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.

$674.00

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.

$59.07 with Hill Physicians vs $22,221.00 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 $59.07 ↓ -60%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $108.29 ↓ -26%
United Medicaid|< 21 $118.65 ↓ -19%
United Medicaid|> 21 $118.65 ↓ -19%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $130.52 ↓ -11%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $155.51 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $193.88 ↑ +32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $205.60 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +40%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $205.60 ↑ +40%
United Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +40%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $211.77 ↑ +44%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $226.16 ↑ +54%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $235.90 ↑ +61%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $275.27 ↑ +87%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $275.27 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $276.34 ↑ +88%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $308.40 ↑ +110%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $485.28 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $491.04 ↑ +234%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $505.50 ↑ +244%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $507.13 ↑ +245%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $507.13 ↑ +245%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $507.13 ↑ +245%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $510.21 ↑ +247%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $532.46 ↑ +262%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $539.20 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $539.20 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $539.20 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $674.00 ↑ +359%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $674.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $674.00 ↑ +359%
United Commercial|HMO $10,710.00 ↑ +7189%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $22,221.00 ↑ +15022%

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Sleep study unattended at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $194.12 $59.07 – $559.42
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $601.92 $31.29 – $563.57
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $557.94 $306.58 – $1,569.82
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,269.90 $277.71 – $1,780.19
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $1,663.62 $300.45 – $1,335.54
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $691.20 $236.06 – $513.77
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $977.17 $263.40 – $1,230.88
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $734.85 $118.65 – $1,517.35

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