Aspir/inj thyroid cyst 60300 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

$671.91

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.

$2,333.00

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.

$48.09 with Hill Physicians vs $7,452.00 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $48.09 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|< 21 $96.55 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|> 21 $96.55 ↓ -86%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $116.72 ↓ -83%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $121.11 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $158.18 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $159.87 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $244.05 ↓ -64%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $244.05 ↓ -64%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $361.80 ↓ -46%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $816.55 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $871.89 ↑ +30%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $924.59 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +38%
United Medicare|All Plans $943.09 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $952.33 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $956.53 ↑ +42%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,749.75 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,843.07 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,866.40 ↑ +178%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,866.40 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,889.73 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,936.39 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $2,309.67 ↑ +244%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,333.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,333.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,333.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +322%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +428%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,882.00 ↑ +478%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +602%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +723%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +723%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +723%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,452.00 ↑ +1009%

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Aspir/inj thyroid cyst 60300 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $508.60 $48.09 – $1,866.40
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $525.65 $138.83 – $976.79
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,313.76 $593.00 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $757.14 $96.55 – $1,733.62
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,166.17 $30.27 – $114.66
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $776.16 $96.55 – $1,848.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $617.35 $96.55 – $1,331.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $610.69 $96.55 – $1,314.56

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