Aspirate bladder/sprapubic cath 51102 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

$1,918.37

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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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$6,661.00

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.

$141.18 with Hill Physicians 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $141.18 ↓ -93%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $261.94 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|> 21 $316.14 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $316.14 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $382.17 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $517.94 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $523.45 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $799.09 ↓ -58%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $799.09 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,184.65 ↓ -38%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,028.25 ↑ +6%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,375.95 ↑ +24%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,538.51 ↑ +32%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,691.95 ↑ +40%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,745.79 ↑ +43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,772.71 ↑ +45%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,346.25 ↑ +127%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,578.05 ↑ +139%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $4,636.00 ↑ +142%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,636.00 ↑ +142%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,693.95 ↑ +145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +146%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,809.85 ↑ +151%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +188%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +188%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $5,737.05 ↑ +199%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,795.00 ↑ +202%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,795.00 ↑ +202%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,795.00 ↑ +202%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,952.00 ↑ +210%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,428.00 ↑ +496%

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Aspirate bladder/sprapubic cath 51102 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,452.10 $141.18 – $4,636.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,536.95 $388.85 – $4,655.74
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,638.56 $409.70 – $3,044.83
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,836.22 $1,921.00 – $6,619.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,530.58 $316.14 – $7,539.14
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $275.73 $101.93 – $386.12
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,016.05 $316.14 – $5,907.44
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,360.31 $316.14 – $3,877.60

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