Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ini vein 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

$7,473.04

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.

$34,280.00

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.

$275.13 with United vs $24,312.00 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
United Medicaid|< 21 $275.13 ↓ -96%
United Medicaid|> 21 $275.13 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $289.20 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $302.64 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $517.24 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $522.75 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $638.30 ↓ -91%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $638.30 ↓ -91%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,183.06 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $4,262.57 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,002.00 ↑ +7%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,002.00 ↑ +7%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,002.00 ↑ +7%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $8,509.20 ↑ +14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $9,967.92 ↑ +33%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $10,446.00 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $12,142.00 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $14,053.19 ↑ +88%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
United Medicare|All Plans $14,902.64 ↑ +99%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $15,178.00 ↑ +103%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $15,349.72 ↑ +105%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $16,392.90 ↑ +119%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $17,504.64 ↑ +134%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $18,234.00 ↑ +144%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $19,206.48 ↑ +157%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $19,264.00 ↑ +158%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $19,449.60 ↑ +160%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $19,449.60 ↑ +160%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $22,008.00 ↑ +194%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $22,353.96 ↑ +199%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $24,312.00 ↑ +225%

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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ini vein at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $9,872.64 $275.13 – $20,178.96
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,215.43 $416.24 – $26,644.42
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $18,613.30 $275.13 – $42,619.22
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $17,559.25 $275.13 – $42,619.22
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $13,449.50 $275.13 – $29,001.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $13,304.49 $275.13 – $28,639.08
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $13,876.59 $9,256.00 – $62,607.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $13,544.07 $11,036.00 – $62,607.00

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