Ghs tracheostomy emergency - transtracheal 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

$1,446.63

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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.

$5,023.00

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.

$122.19 with United vs $13,998.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
United Medicaid|< 21 $122.19 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|> 21 $122.19 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $200.18 ↓ -86%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $211.87 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $290.19 ↓ -80%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $311.68 ↓ -78%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $326.45 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $443.00 ↓ -69%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $443.00 ↓ -69%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $656.76 ↓ -55%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,674.40 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,835.60 ↑ +27%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $1,946.55 ↑ +35%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,961.44 ↑ +36%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,985.49 ↑ +37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,004.95 ↑ +39%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,588.00 ↑ +148%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,779.36 ↑ +161%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,827.20 ↑ +165%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $3,827.20 ↑ +165%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,875.04 ↑ +168%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,970.72 ↑ +174%
United Commercial|HMO $4,736.16 ↑ +227%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,784.00 ↑ +231%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,784.00 ↑ +231%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,784.00 ↑ +231%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,808.00 ↑ +232%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +282%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +282%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +282%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $8,420.00 ↑ +482%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,228.00 ↑ +538%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,525.00 ↑ +628%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $13,998.00 ↑ +868%

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Ghs tracheostomy emergency - transtracheal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,095.02 $122.19 – $3,827.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,288.99 $150.29 – $4,076.28
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $2,826.42 $1,921.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,982.50 $122.19 – $4,539.36
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,058.98 $2,203.03 – $7,745.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,732.58 $1,995.60 – $9,008.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,415.76 $2,090.52 – $3,982.87
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $1,770.21 $5,981.00 – $20,799.00

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