Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 30 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

$27.94

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.

$97.00

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.

$8.51 with United vs $97.00 with United — 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 $8.51 ↓ -70%
United Medicaid|< 21 $8.51 ↓ -70%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $9.36 ↓ -66%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $9.74 ↓ -65%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $10.06 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $16.00 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $16.19 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $19.57 ↓ -30%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $19.57 ↓ -30%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $33.95 ↑ +22%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $36.59 ↑ +31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $36.92 ↑ +32%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $39.15 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $39.15 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $39.77 ↑ +42%
United Medicare|All Plans $39.94 ↑ +43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $40.32 ↑ +44%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $72.75 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $76.63 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $77.60 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $78.57 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $80.51 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $96.03 ↑ +244%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $97.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Options PPO $97.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $97.00 ↑ +247%

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Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 30 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $21.15 $8.51 – $77.60
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $26.58 $8.51 – $80.51
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom $37.74 $8.51 – $79.54
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland $26.58 $8.51 – $97.00
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica not published $48.19 – $89.15

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