Warde 1015200 kappa light chain free at Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1487694857
$2.73
Cash price 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.
$12.50
Gross charge 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.
$4.38 with Western Health Advantage vs $12.50 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Western Health Advantage | Commercial|All Plans | $4.38 | ↑ +60% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $5.13 | ↑ +88% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers | $5.88 | ↑ +115% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $6.25 | ↑ +129% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|HMO | $8.50 | ↑ +211% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $9.00 | ↑ +230% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $9.13 | ↑ +234% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|CalPers | $9.13 | ↑ +234% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $9.38 | ↑ +244% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $9.88 | ↑ +262% |
| Sutter Health | Commercial|All Plans | $10.00 | ↑ +266% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $10.00 | ↑ +266% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $12.50 | ↑ +358% |
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Warde 1015200 kappa light chain free at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| South Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $3.60 | $4.38 – $12.38 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $5.48 | $3.38 – $9.75 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $30.80 | $16.00 – $16.00 |