Ultrasound pregnant uterus detailed fetal exam single/1st 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

$608.88

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.

$2,793.00

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.

$98.51 with Hill Physicians vs $2,733.00 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 $98.51 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $158.68 ↓ -74%
United Medicaid|> 21 $158.68 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $174.55 ↓ -71%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $189.87 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $298.32 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $299.53 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $301.49 ↓ -50%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $317.64 ↓ -48%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -48%
United Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $317.64 ↓ -48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $317.64 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $327.17 ↓ -46%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $344.11 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $344.11 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $344.11 ↓ -43%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $349.40 ↓ -43%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $368.14 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $368.14 ↓ -40%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $476.46 ↓ -22%
United Commercial|HMO $517.79 ↓ -15%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $517.79 ↓ -15%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $517.79 ↓ -15%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $682.32 ↑ +12%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $929.74 ↑ +53%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $977.55 ↑ +61%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,145.13 ↑ +88%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,239.74 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $1,508.85 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,885.27 ↑ +210%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,010.96 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,094.75 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,206.47 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,234.40 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,234.40 ↑ +267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,733.00 ↑ +349%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus detailed fetal exam single/1st gestation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $901.60 $323.00 – $323.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $901.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $804.39 $98.51 – $2,318.19
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $270.25 $166.59 – $1,113.94
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $901.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $901.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $816.40 $220.00 – $220.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $816.40 $220.00 – $220.00

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