Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$590.40

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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.

$2,050.00

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.

$213.11 with Hill Physicians vs $2,050.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $213.11 ↓ -64%
United Medicaid|< 21 $213.50 ↓ -64%
United Medicaid|> 21 $213.50 ↓ -64%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $234.85 ↓ -60%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $262.92 ↓ -55%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $401.38 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $405.65 ↓ -31%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $491.05 ↓ -17%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $491.05 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $497.94 ↓ -16%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $528.04 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $528.04 ↓ -11%
United Medicare|All Plans $538.61 ↓ -9%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $543.88 ↓ -8%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $717.50 ↑ +22%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $818.24 ↑ +39%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $818.24 ↑ +39%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $818.24 ↑ +39%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $840.50 ↑ +42%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $848.52 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $848.52 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|Options PPO $848.52 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|HMO $848.52 ↑ +44%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $918.05 ↑ +55%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,523.13 ↑ +158%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,537.50 ↑ +160%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,537.50 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,619.50 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $1,640.00 ↑ +178%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,640.00 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,660.50 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,701.50 ↑ +188%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,030.99 ↑ +244%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,050.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,050.00 ↑ +247%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $446.90 $213.11 – $1,640.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $881.70 $323.00 – $1,824.90
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $817.28 $80.37 – $1,181.46
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,130.16 $538.74 – $1,404.48
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,377.74 $213.50 – $2,744.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,297.37 $213.50 – $1,909.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,110.54 $213.50 – $2,083.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $317.21 $213.50 – $1,976.45

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