Ortho elbow without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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

$155.24

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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.

$539.00

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.

$123.97 with Kaiser vs $512.05 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
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $123.97 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $123.97 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $123.97 ↓ -20%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $129.36 ↓ -17%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $134.75 ↓ -13%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $140.14 ↓ -10%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $150.92 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $150.92 ↓ -3%
United Medicaid|< 21 $165.19 ↑ +6%
United Medicaid|> 21 $165.19 ↑ +6%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $181.71 ↑ +17%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $204.82 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $215.60 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $274.89 ↑ +77%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $285.67 ↑ +84%
United Commercial|Options PPO $307.23 ↑ +98%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $307.23 ↑ +98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $323.40 ↑ +108%
United Commercial|HMO $328.79 ↑ +112%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $350.35 ↑ +126%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $388.08 ↑ +150%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $393.47 ↑ +153%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $404.25 ↑ +160%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $409.64 ↑ +164%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $409.64 ↑ +164%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $409.64 ↑ +164%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $431.20 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $436.59 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $447.37 ↑ +188%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $485.10 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $485.10 ↑ +212%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $485.10 ↑ +212%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $485.10 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $485.10 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $490.49 ↑ +216%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $512.05 ↑ +230%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $512.05 ↑ +230%

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Ortho elbow without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $117.51 $123.97 – $479.71
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $333.42 $165.19 – $763.42
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $305.37 $148.01 – $763.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $27.83 $18.75 – $75.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $27.53 $18.75 – $75.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $20.00 $17.68 – $68.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $30.90 $13.80 – $60.00
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $43.05 $315.21 – $583.14

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