Insertion intra aortic balloon assist device percutaneous 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

$3,041.57

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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.

$10,561.00

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.

$243.50 with Hill Physicians vs $24,775.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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
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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 $243.50 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|< 21 $248.64 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|> 21 $248.64 ↓ -92%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $259.79 ↓ -91%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $300.58 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $407.36 ↓ -87%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $411.69 ↓ -86%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $628.48 ↓ -79%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $628.48 ↓ -79%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $931.72 ↓ -69%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,511.55 ↑ +15%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,113.53 ↑ +35%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,524.75 ↑ +147%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,926.07 ↑ +161%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,026.40 ↑ +164%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,126.73 ↑ +167%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,327.39 ↑ +174%
United Commercial|HMO $9,932.67 ↑ +227%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,033.00 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,033.00 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,033.00 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $10,220.00 ↑ +236%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $10,814.00 ↑ +256%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $12,775.00 ↑ +320%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $13,710.00 ↑ +351%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $13,737.00 ↑ +352%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $16,991.00 ↑ +459%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $17,701.00 ↑ +482%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $17,701.00 ↑ +482%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $17,701.00 ↑ +482%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $20,816.00 ↑ +584%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $21,459.00 ↑ +606%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $24,775.00 ↑ +715%

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Insertion intra aortic balloon assist device percutaneous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $2,302.30 $243.50 – $8,026.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,603.04 $305.83 – $4,635.54
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $822.62 $248.64 – $1,883.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $768.32 $248.64 – $1,864.94
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,143.86 $248.64 – $7,541.86
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,109.96 $248.64 – $8,389.26
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $10,556.49 $9,256.00 – $32,162.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,170.05 $11,046.00 – $31,625.00

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