Inj dx for sinogram 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

$225.22

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$782.00

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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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$35.85 with Hill Physicians vs $5,532.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $35.85 ↓ -84%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $159.37 ↓ -29%
United Medicaid|> 21 $256.33 ↑ +14%
United Medicaid|< 21 $256.33 ↑ +14%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $263.20 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $308.32 ↑ +37%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $419.95 ↑ +86%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $444.48 ↑ +97%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $564.00 ↑ +150%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $594.08 ↑ +164%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $601.60 ↑ +167%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $608.80 ↑ +170%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $609.12 ↑ +170%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $624.16 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|HMO $744.48 ↑ +231%
United Commercial|Options PPO $752.00 ↑ +234%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $752.00 ↑ +234%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $752.00 ↑ +234%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $752.00 ↑ +234%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $752.00 ↑ +234%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $752.00 ↑ +234%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +1160%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +1475%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +1995%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +2356%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +2356%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +2356%

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Inj dx for sinogram at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $170.48 $35.85 – $752.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $410.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $418.59 $256.33 – $883.96
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,220.78 $150.57 – $570.36
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $383.38 $254.88 – $925.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $63.82 $89.65 – $256.33
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $63.13 $94.60 – $256.33
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $98.43 $2,747.00 – $8,621.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →