Bronchoscopy clear airways 31645 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

$2,189.67

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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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$7,603.00

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.

$145.15 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 $145.15 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|> 21 $170.89 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $170.89 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $279.97 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $294.01 ↓ -87%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $296.32 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $405.86 ↓ -81%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $619.57 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $619.57 ↓ -72%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $918.53 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,136.96 ↓ -2%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +3%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,311.46 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,334.11 ↑ +7%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $2,661.05 ↑ +22%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +30%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $3,117.23 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +115%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,702.25 ↑ +160%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,952.00 ↑ +172%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,006.37 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $6,082.40 ↑ +178%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $6,082.40 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $6,158.43 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,310.49 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $7,526.97 ↑ +244%
United Commercial|Options PPO $7,603.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $7,603.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,603.00 ↑ +247%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,809.00 ↑ +257%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,809.00 ↑ +257%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,809.00 ↑ +257%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,428.00 ↑ +422%

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Bronchoscopy clear airways 31645 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,657.46 $145.15 – $6,082.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $969.30 $210.19 – $4,012.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,554.30 $1,921.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $856.00 $170.89 – $2,000.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $784.00 $170.89 – $2,000.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,182.60 $170.89 – $4,706.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,159.07 $170.89 – $4,647.57
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,790.65 $2,527.21 – $9,858.00

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