Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation 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

$175.71

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$806.00

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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.

$23.18 with Hill Physicians vs $806.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $23.18 ↓ -87%
United Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -69%
United Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -69%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $60.63 ↓ -65%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $66.98 ↓ -62%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $99.90 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $99.90 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $99.90 ↓ -43%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $103.63 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $104.73 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $127.88 ↓ -27%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $127.88 ↓ -27%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $237.02 ↑ +35%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $282.10 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $314.25 ↑ +79%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $330.46 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $392.64 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $569.20 ↑ +224%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $580.32 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $604.50 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $636.74 ↑ +262%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $644.80 ↑ +267%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $644.80 ↑ +267%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $806.00 ↑ +359%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $380.80 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $380.80 not published
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $232.13 $23.18 – $668.98
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $288.65 $83.39 – $514.02
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $380.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $380.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $358.80 not published

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