Trnscath tx thromblytc cath rmv sbsq day 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

$740.33

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.

$3,396.00

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.

$115.16 with Hill Physicians vs $14,393.00 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $115.16 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $119.51 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|> 21 $119.51 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $123.40 ↓ -83%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $131.46 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $224.68 ↓ -70%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $277.26 ↓ -63%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $277.26 ↓ -63%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $513.89 ↓ -31%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $731.50 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $856.90 ↑ +16%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,504.80 ↑ +103%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,567.50 ↑ +112%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,651.10 ↑ +123%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,672.00 ↑ +126%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,672.00 ↑ +126%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,970.87 ↑ +166%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,090.00 ↑ +182%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,152.70 ↑ +191%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,299.00 ↑ +211%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,902.00 ↑ +427%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +459%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,136.13 ↑ +459%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +459%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,204.19 ↑ +738%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,197.00 ↑ +872%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,941.00 ↑ +973%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,002.00 ↑ +981%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,002.00 ↑ +981%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,002.00 ↑ +981%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,926.00 ↑ +1241%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,393.00 ↑ +1844%

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Trnscath tx thromblytc cath rmv sbsq day at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $978.05 $115.16 – $2,090.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,682.57 $180.81 – $11,900.46
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,836.21 $119.51 – $12,962.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,345.32 $119.51 – $12,962.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,615.71 $119.51 – $3,999.21
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,598.29 $119.51 – $3,999.21
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,075.12 $4,316.00 – $8,552.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,473.61 $4,061.05 – $8,925.00

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