Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
7500 Hospital Dr., Sacramento, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467560599
$158.69
Cash price 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.
$551.00
Gross charge 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.
$41.68 with Hill Physicians vs $9,205.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Hill Physicians | Commercial|All Plans | $41.68 | ↓ -74% |
| United | Medicaid|> 21 | $62.38 | ↓ -61% |
| United | Medicaid|< 21 | $62.38 | ↓ -61% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicare|All Plans | $67.30 | ↓ -58% |
| Hill Physicians | Medicaid|All Plans | $75.41 | ↓ -52% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $102.20 | ↓ -36% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $103.28 | ↓ -35% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $157.66 | ↓ -1% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|All Plans | $157.66 | ↓ -1% |
| Western Health Advantage | Commercial|All Plans | $192.85 | ↑ +22% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $225.91 | ↑ +42% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $233.75 | ↑ +47% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $365.80 | ↑ +131% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Connected Care | Commercial|Intel | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $387.91 | ↑ +144% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $395.67 | ↑ +149% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Imperial | $399.55 | ↑ +152% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $413.25 | ↑ +160% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $435.29 | ↑ +174% |
| Sutter Health | Commercial|All Plans | $440.80 | ↑ +178% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $446.31 | ↑ +181% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $457.33 | ↑ +188% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $545.49 | ↑ +244% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $551.00 | ↑ +247% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $551.00 | ↑ +247% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $551.00 | ↑ +247% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3,135.00 | ↑ +1876% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,532.00 | ↑ +3386% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $5,532.00 | ↑ +3386% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $5,532.00 | ↑ +3386% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Connection EPO | $5,537.00 | ↑ +3389% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $6,019.00 | ↑ +3693% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,921.00 | ↑ +4261% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $9,205.00 | ↑ +5701% |
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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | $120.12 | $41.68 – $440.80 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $491.88 | $76.73 – $875.94 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $550.80 | $413.65 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $480.22 | $62.38 – $1,099.56 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $68.60 | $21.99 – $83.30 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $356.33 | $62.38 – $890.82 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $142.84 | $62.38 – $375.07 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $335.81 | $62.38 – $375.07 |