Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

7500 Hospital Dr., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467560599

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,781.57

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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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$6,186.00

Gross charge

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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.

$184.29 with United vs $11,428.00 with Health Net — 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 $184.29 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -90%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $190.01 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $202.72 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $346.47 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $423.87 ↓ -76%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $423.87 ↓ -76%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $792.45 ↓ -56%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,017.25 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,020.74 ↓ -43%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,453.55 ↓ -18%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,702.73 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,007.80 ↑ +13%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +20%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,171.75 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,193.03 ↑ +23%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,114.75 ↑ +75%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,280.87 ↑ +84%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,322.40 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $3,322.40 ↑ +86%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,363.93 ↑ +89%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,446.99 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|HMO $4,111.47 ↑ +131%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,153.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,153.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,153.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,537.00 ↑ +211%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,952.00 ↑ +234%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,921.00 ↑ +288%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,809.00 ↑ +338%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,809.00 ↑ +338%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,809.00 ↑ +338%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,205.00 ↑ +417%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,428.00 ↑ +541%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,348.55 $184.29 – $3,322.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,597.83 $278.82 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,584.27 $304.08 – $2,943.95
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,451.59 $184.29 – $5,164.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $307.70 $119.52 – $452.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,245.38 $184.29 – $4,883.34
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,632.78 $184.29 – $3,520.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,728.21 $184.29 – $3,476.79

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