Trnscath plc stent crv crtd w/prtct 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

$9,562.36

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.

$43,864.00

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.

$702.78 with United vs $24,641.00 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $702.78 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|< 21 $702.78 ↓ -93%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $849.56 ↓ -91%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $927.19 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $996.70 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,151.37 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,163.62 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,791.81 ↓ -81%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,791.81 ↓ -81%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,842.40 ↓ -81%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,158.24 ↓ -77%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,633.45 ↓ -72%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,790.08 ↓ -60%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,948.00 ↓ -59%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,158.56 ↓ -57%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,211.20 ↓ -56%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,211.20 ↓ -56%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,264.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,002.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,002.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,002.00 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $11,592.00 ↑ +21%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $11,842.00 ↑ +24%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $13,595.00 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $16,713.00 ↑ +75%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $16,994.00 ↑ +78%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $18,072.00 ↑ +89%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $18,179.00 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $24,641.00 ↑ +158%

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Trnscath plc stent crv crtd w/prtct at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,976.80 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,976.80 not published
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $12,632.84 $702.78 – $4,369.12
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,657.65 $864.42 – $10,075.26
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,976.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,976.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,926.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $9,926.80 not published

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