Trnscath tx thromblytc vein ini 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

$1,138.84

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.

$5,224.00

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.

$288.90 with United 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $288.90 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $288.90 ↓ -75%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $317.79 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $320.38 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $340.25 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $543.13 ↓ -52%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $670.25 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $670.25 ↓ -41%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,188.60 ↑ +4%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,242.27 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,392.36 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,118.82 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,445.12 ↑ +115%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,547.00 ↑ +124%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,682.84 ↑ +136%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,716.80 ↑ +139%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,716.80 ↑ +139%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $3,202.43 ↑ +181%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $3,396.00 ↑ +198%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,396.00 ↑ +198%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,396.00 ↑ +198%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,396.00 ↑ +198%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $3,396.00 ↑ +198%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $3,497.88 ↑ +207%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $3,735.60 ↑ +228%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +263%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $4,136.13 ↑ +263%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,136.13 ↑ +263%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,002.00 ↑ +339%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,002.00 ↑ +339%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,002.00 ↑ +339%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $6,204.19 ↑ +445%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,941.00 ↑ +597%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,926.00 ↑ +772%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,992.00 ↑ +777%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,393.00 ↑ +1164%

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Trnscath tx thromblytc vein ini day at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $1,504.52 $288.90 – $3,396.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,945.02 $437.08 – $8,806.20
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,064.92 $2,937.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,836.21 $288.90 – $12,962.46
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $5,234.76 $288.90 – $7,702.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,345.32 $288.90 – $12,962.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,181.55 $288.90 – $9,016.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,136.46 $288.90 – $8,904.09

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