Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les 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

$582.92

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.

$2,024.00

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.

$106.87 with Hill Physicians vs $7,452.00 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 $106.87 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|> 21 $428.52 ↓ -26%
United Medicaid|< 21 $428.52 ↓ -26%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $471.37 ↓ -19%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $516.78 ↓ -11%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $708.40 ↑ +22%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $805.62 ↑ +38%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $814.19 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $829.84 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $871.89 ↑ +50%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $924.59 ↑ +59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $924.59 ↑ +59%
United Medicare|All Plans $943.09 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $952.33 ↑ +63%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $985.60 ↑ +69%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $985.60 ↑ +69%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,518.00 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,598.96 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,619.20 ↑ +178%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,619.20 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,639.44 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,679.92 ↑ +188%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,842.64 ↑ +216%
United Commercial|HMO $2,003.76 ↑ +244%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,024.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,024.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,024.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +387%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +508%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,882.00 ↑ +566%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +709%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +849%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +849%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +849%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,452.00 ↑ +1178%

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Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $441.24 $106.87 – $1,842.64
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $969.30 $597.51 – $1,726.14
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $911.93 $140.72 – $1,694.59
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,016.50 $428.52 – $2,327.50
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,299.48 $428.52 – $2,235.38
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $924.91 $428.52 – $1,913.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $914.94 $428.52 – $1,969.47
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,269.10 $1,005.45 – $6,200.00

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