Ghs bladder cath - complex-foley 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

$175.11

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.

$608.00

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.

$75.80 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 $75.80 ↓ -57%
United Medicaid|> 21 $124.06 ↓ -29%
United Medicaid|< 21 $124.06 ↓ -29%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $149.78 ↓ -14%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $159.46 ↓ -9%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $175.35 ↑ +0%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $193.88 ↑ +11%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $202.98 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $205.41 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $205.41 ↑ +17%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $205.60 ↑ +17%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $205.60 ↑ +17%
United Medicare|All Plans $209.72 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $211.77 ↑ +21%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $313.17 ↑ +79%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $313.17 ↑ +79%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $375.75 ↑ +115%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $395.79 ↑ +126%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $400.80 ↑ +129%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $400.80 ↑ +129%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $405.81 ↑ +132%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $415.83 ↑ +137%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $464.27 ↑ +165%
United Commercial|HMO $495.99 ↑ +183%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $501.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Options PPO $501.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $501.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +1521%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,135.00 ↑ +1690%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +1926%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +2594%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +3059%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +3059%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +3059%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $6,019.00 ↑ +3337%

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Ghs bladder cath - complex-foley at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $132.55 $75.80 – $464.27
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $263.68 $152.59 – $469.56
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $178.52 $31.29 – $331.74
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,384.14 $173.40 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $207.58 $124.06 – $475.30
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $145.86 $54.07 – $204.82
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $190.12 $124.06 – $475.30
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,461.66 $182.70 – $6,200.00

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