Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$3,006.72

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$10,440.00

Gross charge

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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.

$340.83 with Hill Physicians vs $17,701.00 with Aetna — 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 $340.83 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $352.13 ↓ -88%
United Medicaid|> 21 $499.42 ↓ -83%
United Medicaid|< 21 $499.42 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $818.21 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $866.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,186.13 ↓ -61%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,810.72 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,810.72 ↓ -40%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,684.40 ↓ -11%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↓ -6%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,507.70 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,109.02 ↑ +37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $4,373.20 ↑ +45%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,637.54 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +57%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,730.30 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $4,776.67 ↑ +59%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $7,371.00 ↑ +145%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,516.50 ↑ +150%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,917.38 ↑ +163%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $8,017.60 ↑ +167%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,017.60 ↑ +167%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,117.82 ↑ +170%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,318.26 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|HMO $9,921.78 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,022.00 ↑ +233%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,022.00 ↑ +233%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,022.00 ↑ +233%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $14,151.00 ↑ +371%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,701.00 ↑ +489%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,701.00 ↑ +489%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,701.00 ↑ +489%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $2,275.92 $340.83 – $8,017.60
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,333.23 $614.29 – $8,890.24
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,526.98 $1,921.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,439.22 $499.42 – $9,554.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,121.88 $499.42 – $9,249.24
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,433.24 $499.42 – $7,107.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,396.22 $499.42 – $7,018.36
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,751.38 $5,083.67 – $17,909.00

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