Brace ortho tlso 2xl 19in strnl y bar wst belt pd shldr 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

$1,366.56

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.

$4,745.00

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.

$625.21 with United vs $4,507.75 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.

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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 $625.21 ↓ -54%
United Medicaid|> 21 $625.21 ↓ -54%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $687.73 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,091.35 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,091.35 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,091.35 ↓ -20%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,138.80 ↓ -17%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,175.39 ↓ -14%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,186.25 ↓ -13%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,328.60 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,328.60 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $1,803.10 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,898.00 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,419.95 ↑ +77%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,514.85 ↑ +84%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,704.65 ↑ +98%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,704.65 ↑ +98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $2,847.00 ↑ +108%
United Commercial|HMO $2,894.45 ↑ +112%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,084.25 ↑ +126%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $3,416.40 ↑ +150%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $3,463.85 ↑ +153%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,558.75 ↑ +160%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $3,606.20 ↑ +164%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,606.20 ↑ +164%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $3,606.20 ↑ +164%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,796.00 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,843.45 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,938.35 ↑ +188%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,270.50 ↑ +213%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,270.50 ↑ +213%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,270.50 ↑ +213%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,270.50 ↑ +213%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $4,270.50 ↑ +213%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $4,317.95 ↑ +216%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,507.75 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,507.75 ↑ +230%

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Brace ortho tlso 2xl 19in strnl y bar wst belt pd shldr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,034.41 $625.21 – $4,223.05
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,654.77 $906.72 – $2,946.84
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,011.11 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,617.84 $389.50 – $763.42
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,481.76 $148.01 – $763.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,558.20 $625.21 – $2,907.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,541.40 $625.21 – $3,133.10
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,858.41 not published

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