Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro 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

$548.64

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.

$1,905.00

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.

$102.69 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 $102.69 ↓ -81%
United Medicaid|> 21 $294.12 ↓ -46%
United Medicaid|< 21 $294.12 ↓ -46%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $323.53 ↓ -41%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $354.38 ↓ -35%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $552.95 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $558.96 ↑ +2%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $640.85 ↑ +17%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $676.48 ↑ +23%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $676.48 ↑ +23%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $750.71 ↑ +37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $858.17 ↑ +56%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $910.04 ↑ +66%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $910.04 ↑ +66%
United Medicare|All Plans $928.25 ↑ +69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $937.34 ↑ +71%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,264.72 ↑ +131%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,373.25 ↑ +150%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,446.49 ↑ +164%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,464.80 ↑ +167%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,483.11 ↑ +170%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,519.73 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|HMO $1,812.69 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,831.00 ↑ +234%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,831.00 ↑ +234%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,831.00 ↑ +234%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +417%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +547%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,882.00 ↑ +608%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +760%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +908%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +908%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +908%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,452.00 ↑ +1258%

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Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $415.29 $102.69 – $1,464.80
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $718.76 $443.07 – $1,617.30
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $986.34 $951.25 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $791.38 $294.12 – $1,687.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $724.81 $294.12 – $1,687.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $700.82 $294.12 – $1,467.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $673.08 $294.12 – $1,448.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,642.93 $1,002.25 – $6,200.00

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