Alcohol/subs interv >30 min 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

$59.91

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.

$208.00

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.

$62.70 with Hill Physicians vs $6,785.00 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.

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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 $62.70 ↑ +5%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $69.24 ↑ +16%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $72.80 ↑ +22%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $85.28 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $110.24 ↑ +84%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $115.16 ↑ +92%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $137.28 ↑ +129%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $139.36 ↑ +133%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $156.00 ↑ +160%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $158.08 ↑ +164%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $164.32 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $166.40 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $168.48 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $172.64 ↑ +188%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $176.80 ↑ +195%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $183.04 ↑ +206%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $187.20 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $187.20 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $189.28 ↑ +216%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $191.36 ↑ +219%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $191.36 ↑ +219%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $191.36 ↑ +219%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $196.15 ↑ +227%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $208.00 ↑ +247%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $208.00 ↑ +247%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $208.00 ↑ +247%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $208.00 ↑ +247%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $208.00 ↑ +247%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $208.00 ↑ +247%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $211.14 ↑ +252%
United Medicare|All Plans $212.16 ↑ +254%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $214.24 ↑ +258%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $333.00 ↑ +456%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $333.00 ↑ +456%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,570.00 ↑ +9197%
United Commercial|HMO $5,733.00 ↑ +9469%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,785.00 ↑ +11225%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,785.00 ↑ +11225%

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Alcohol/subs interv >30 min at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $45.35 $62.70 – $228.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $197.31 $204.15 – $451.78
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $180.72 $124.47 – $451.78
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $283.50 $220.74 – $690.92
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $117.46 $80.61 – $421.00
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $202.73 $75.76 – $330.22
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $203.82 $60.61 – $474.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $207.63 $90.92 – $531.00

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