Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1487694857
$486.80
Cash price 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.
$2,233.00
Gross charge 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.
$37.69 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Hill Physicians | Medicare|All Plans | $37.69 | ↓ -92% |
| Hill Physicians | Commercial|All Plans | $42.62 | ↓ -91% |
| United | Medicaid|> 21 | $60.24 | ↓ -88% |
| United | Medicaid|< 21 | $60.24 | ↓ -88% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $98.70 | ↓ -80% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicaid|All Plans | $105.05 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $110.12 | ↓ -77% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|All Plans | $221.56 | ↓ -54% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $221.56 | ↓ -54% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $323.82 | ↓ -33% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $385.89 | ↓ -21% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|HMO | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|PPO | $409.21 | ↓ -16% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Imperial | $421.49 | ↓ -13% |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $450.13 | ↓ -8% |
| Prison Healthcare | Medicaid|All Plans | $613.82 | ↑ +26% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Connection EPO | $719.89 | ↑ +48% |
| Western Health Advantage | Commercial|All Plans | $781.55 | ↑ +61% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $899.48 | ↑ +85% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $915.53 | ↑ +88% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $1,303.95 | ↑ +168% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,607.76 | ↑ +230% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,674.75 | ↑ +244% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,764.07 | ↑ +262% |
| Sutter Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,786.40 | ↑ +267% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,786.40 | ↑ +267% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $2,233.00 | ↑ +359% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $2,811.00 | ↑ +477% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $5,183.00 | ↑ +965% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $10,710.00 | ↑ +2100% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $22,221.00 | ↑ +4465% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $1,551.20 | not published |
| South Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $1,551.20 | not published |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $643.11 | $37.69 – $1,853.39 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,035.00 | $51.44 – $1,843.14 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,551.20 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,551.20 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,414.40 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $1,414.40 | not published |