X-ray small bowel multi serial images abdominal radiographs(s)&delayed images single contrast study 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

$417.69

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.

$1,916.00

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.

$91.79 with Hill Physicians vs $1,532.80 with MultiPlan — 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 $91.79 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|< 21 $135.72 ↓ -68%
United Medicaid|> 21 $135.72 ↓ -68%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $136.49 ↓ -67%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $149.29 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $177.89 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $179.78 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $220.61 ↓ -47%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $233.94 ↓ -44%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $233.94 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $233.94 ↓ -44%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $233.94 ↓ -44%
United Medicare|All Plans $233.94 ↓ -44%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $233.94 ↓ -44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $233.94 ↓ -44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $240.96 ↓ -42%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $257.33 ↓ -38%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $286.84 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $286.84 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $286.84 ↓ -31%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $314.87 ↓ -25%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $314.87 ↓ -25%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $350.91 ↓ -16%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $401.74 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $401.74 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $528.33 ↑ +26%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $583.61 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $660.13 ↑ +58%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $670.60 ↑ +61%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $721.74 ↑ +73%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $785.56 ↑ +88%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $956.97 ↑ +129%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $962.39 ↑ +130%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,379.52 ↑ +230%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,437.00 ↑ +244%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,513.64 ↑ +262%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,532.80 ↑ +267%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,532.80 ↑ +267%

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X-ray small bowel multi serial images abdominal radiographs(s)&delayed images single contrast study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $551.81 $91.79 – $1,590.28
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $574.22 $205.34 – $1,022.58
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $481.60 $238.00 – $238.00

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