Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 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

$1,476.29

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.

$5,126.00

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.

$153.39 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 $153.39 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|> 21 $231.12 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|< 21 $231.12 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $378.65 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $387.41 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $400.77 ↓ -73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $548.91 ↓ -63%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $837.98 ↓ -43%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $837.98 ↓ -43%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,242.28 ↓ -16%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,794.10 ↑ +22%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $2,101.66 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,136.96 ↑ +45%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,266.13 ↑ +54%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,311.46 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,334.11 ↑ +58%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,844.50 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,049.54 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $4,100.80 ↑ +178%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $4,100.80 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,152.06 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,254.58 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $5,074.74 ↑ +244%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,126.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,126.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,126.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $5,537.00 ↑ +275%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,952.00 ↑ +303%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,921.00 ↑ +369%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,809.00 ↑ +429%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,809.00 ↑ +429%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,809.00 ↑ +429%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,205.00 ↑ +524%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $11,428.00 ↑ +674%

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Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,117.47 $153.39 – $4,100.80
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,171.22 $284.28 – $4,012.38
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $658.16 $231.12 – $1,774.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $651.06 $231.12 – $1,774.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,223.42 $2,527.21 – $9,858.00
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $991.83 $173.70 – $1,737.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $485.40 $231.12 – $1,651.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,631.84 $1,945.86 – $6,920.00

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