Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent 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

$108.87

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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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$378.00

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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.

$20.84 with United vs $17,563.00 with United — 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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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 $20.84 ↓ -81%
United Medicaid|< 21 $20.84 ↓ -81%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $22.92 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $27.32 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $31.88 ↓ -71%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $35.81 ↓ -67%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $42.99 ↓ -61%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $47.93 ↓ -56%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $47.93 ↓ -56%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $89.61 ↓ -18%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $132.30 ↑ +22%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $154.98 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $159.73 ↑ +47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $169.39 ↑ +56%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $169.39 ↑ +56%
United Medicare|All Plans $172.78 ↑ +59%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $174.47 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $185.22 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $234.36 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $235.80 ↑ +117%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $245.70 ↑ +126%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $283.50 ↑ +160%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $294.76 ↑ +171%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $298.62 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $302.40 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $306.18 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $313.74 ↑ +188%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $340.20 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $340.20 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $343.98 ↑ +216%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $378.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $378.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,055.00 ↑ +869%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,867.00 ↑ +1615%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,488.00 ↑ +2185%
United Commercial|HMO $13,531.00 ↑ +12329%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $17,563.00 ↑ +16032%
United Commercial|Options PPO $17,563.00 ↑ +16032%

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Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $82.41 $20.84 – $1,867.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $88.48 $28.87 – $291.44
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $69.36 $19.30 – $138.71
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $439.62 $101.56 – $182.96
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $41.52 $15.75 – $746.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $89.25 $20.84 – $131.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $38.42 $15.75 – $1,149.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $135.05 $20.84 – $320.32

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