Thyroid mets imag whole body 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

$1,209.90

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.

$5,550.00

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.

$186.19 with United vs $4,440.00 with MultiPlan — 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 $186.19 ↓ -85%
United Medicaid|< 21 $186.19 ↓ -85%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $204.81 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $244.02 ↓ -80%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $269.58 ↓ -78%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $344.70 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $353.76 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $431.96 ↓ -64%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $431.96 ↓ -64%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $667.02 ↓ -45%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $707.34 ↓ -42%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $707.34 ↓ -42%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $707.34 ↓ -42%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $707.34 ↓ -42%
United Medicare|All Plans $707.34 ↓ -42%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $707.34 ↓ -42%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $707.34 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $728.56 ↓ -40%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $778.07 ↓ -36%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $800.60 ↓ -34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $950.52 ↓ -21%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $950.52 ↓ -21%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $950.52 ↓ -21%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,061.01 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|HMO $1,101.15 ↓ -9%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,101.15 ↓ -9%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,101.15 ↓ -9%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $1,919.07 ↑ +59%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,942.50 ↑ +61%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,977.25 ↑ +63%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,275.50 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,397.83 ↑ +98%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,636.53 ↑ +118%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3,476.04 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,996.00 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,162.50 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,384.50 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,440.00 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,440.00 ↑ +267%

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Thyroid mets imag whole body at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $2,413.60 $719.00 – $719.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $2,413.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $1,598.40 $186.19 – $4,606.50
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,403.36 $281.68 – $2,499.12
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,413.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,413.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,622.40 $489.00 – $489.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,622.40 $489.00 – $489.00

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