Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary 1st vessel 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

$4,868.07

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.

$16,903.00

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.

$83.55 with Hill Physicians vs $11,128.00 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
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $83.55 ↓ -98%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $1,233.68 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|< 21 $1,301.19 ↓ -73%
United Medicaid|> 21 $1,301.19 ↓ -73%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $1,431.31 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $2,446.24 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,472.26 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↓ -42%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $2,992.74 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,992.74 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↓ -27%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $3,894.80 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $4,562.48 ↓ -6%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↓ -3%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +14%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $5,595.12 ↑ +15%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,346.00 ↑ +71%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,791.12 ↑ +81%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $8,902.40 ↑ +83%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,013.68 ↑ +85%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,236.24 ↑ +90%
United Commercial|HMO $11,016.72 ↑ +126%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11,128.00 ↑ +129%
United Commercial|Options PPO $11,128.00 ↑ +129%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $11,128.00 ↑ +129%

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Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary 1st vessel at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $3,684.86 $83.55 – $8,902.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,564.54 $964.44 – $2,786.16
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $6,762.40 $1,301.19 – $9,779.42
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,193.60 $1,301.19 – $10,187.10
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $342.81 $508.20 – $924.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $339.11 $508.20 – $924.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,928.86 $685.99 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $6,984.45 $2,699.00 – $21,319.00

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