Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump 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

$641.09

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.

$2,226.00

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.

$136.26 with Hill Physicians vs $7,452.00 with Health Net — 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 $136.26 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|> 21 $155.94 ↓ -76%
United Medicaid|< 21 $155.94 ↓ -76%
Hill Physicians Medicare|All Plans $177.02 ↓ -72%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $188.51 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $255.47 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $258.19 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $394.15 ↓ -39%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $394.15 ↓ -39%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $584.33 ↓ -9%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $701.05 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $766.15 ↑ +20%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $812.46 ↑ +27%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $812.46 ↑ +27%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $821.23 ↑ +28%
United Medicare|All Plans $828.71 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $836.83 ↑ +31%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,502.25 ↑ +134%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,582.37 ↑ +147%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,602.40 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $1,602.40 ↑ +150%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,622.43 ↑ +153%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,662.49 ↑ +159%
United Commercial|HMO $1,982.97 ↑ +209%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,003.00 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,003.00 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,003.00 ↑ +212%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $2,838.00 ↑ +343%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,547.00 ↑ +453%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,882.00 ↑ +506%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,718.00 ↑ +636%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,532.00 ↑ +763%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,532.00 ↑ +763%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,532.00 ↑ +763%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,452.00 ↑ +1062%

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Removal central venous catheter tunneled without port/pump at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $485.27 $136.26 – $1,602.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,279.84 $191.81 – $1,693.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,998.18 $845.36 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,441.94 $155.94 – $2,017.82
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,335.16 $155.94 – $2,017.82
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,493.12 $155.94 – $5,376.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,466.24 $155.94 – $1,274.27
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,653.64 $890.68 – $6,200.00

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