Change cystostomy tube simple 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

$239.33

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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.

$831.00

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.

$52.84 with Hill Physicians vs $6,019.00 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 $52.84 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|> 21 $67.50 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|< 21 $67.50 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $104.48 ↓ -56%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $110.58 ↓ -54%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $117.04 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $160.30 ↓ -33%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $244.72 ↑ +2%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $244.72 ↑ +2%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $279.30 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $301.38 ↑ +26%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $319.60 ↑ +34%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $319.60 ↑ +34%
United Medicare|All Plans $326.00 ↑ +36%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $327.18 ↑ +37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $329.19 ↑ +38%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $362.80 ↑ +52%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $598.50 ↑ +150%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $630.42 ↑ +163%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $638.40 ↑ +167%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $638.40 ↑ +167%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $646.38 ↑ +170%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $662.34 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|HMO $790.02 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $798.00 ↑ +233%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $798.00 ↑ +233%
United Commercial|Options PPO $798.00 ↑ +233%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +1086%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,135.00 ↑ +1210%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +1382%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +1871%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +2211%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +2211%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +2211%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $6,019.00 ↑ +2415%

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Change cystostomy tube simple at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $181.16 $52.84 – $638.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $212.87 $83.03 – $539.32
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $207.76 $48.64 – $386.06
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,014.39 $336.70 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $381.35 $67.50 – $873.18
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $99.90 $36.74 – $139.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $339.08 $67.50 – $824.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $324.26 $67.50 – $503.20

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