Oscillation chest wall mechanical per session 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

$89.00

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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.

$309.00

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.

$23.17 with Hill Physicians vs $17,563.00 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

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 $23.17 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $24.89 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|> 21 $25.96 ↓ -71%
United Medicaid|< 21 $25.96 ↓ -71%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $28.56 ↓ -68%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $48.80 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $49.32 ↓ -45%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $59.71 ↓ -33%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $59.71 ↓ -33%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $108.15 ↑ +22%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $111.63 ↑ +25%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $126.69 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $151.41 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $191.58 ↑ +115%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $200.85 ↑ +126%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $231.75 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $244.11 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $247.20 ↑ +178%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $247.20 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $250.29 ↑ +181%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $252.04 ↑ +183%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $256.47 ↑ +188%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $267.27 ↑ +200%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $267.27 ↑ +200%
United Medicare|All Plans $272.62 ↑ +206%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $275.29 ↑ +209%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $278.10 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $278.10 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $281.19 ↑ +216%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $309.00 ↑ +247%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $309.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $309.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,055.00 ↑ +1085%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $1,867.00 ↑ +1998%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,488.00 ↑ +2696%
United Commercial|HMO $13,531.00 ↑ +15103%
United Commercial|Options PPO $17,563.00 ↑ +19634%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $17,563.00 ↑ +19634%

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Oscillation chest wall mechanical per session at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $67.37 $23.17 – $1,867.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $127.02 $39.27 – $480.66
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $295.29 $229.67 – $301.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $87.93 $25.96 – $237.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $86.98 $25.96 – $12,607.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $325.89 $290.24 – $310.92
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $419.73 $281.64 – $329.13
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $149.61 $26.20 – $209.60

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