Test stress cardiovascular tracing only 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

$643.11

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.

$2,233.00

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.

$37.69 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
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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 Medicare|All Plans $37.69 ↓ -94%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $42.62 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|< 21 $60.24 ↓ -91%
United Medicaid|> 21 $60.24 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $98.70 ↓ -85%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $105.05 ↓ -84%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $110.12 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $219.65 ↓ -66%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $219.65 ↓ -66%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $323.82 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $385.89 ↓ -40%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $409.21 ↓ -36%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $409.21 ↓ -36%
United Medicare|All Plans $417.40 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $421.49 ↓ -34%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $781.55 ↑ +22%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $915.53 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $962.87 ↑ +50%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,203.59 ↑ +87%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,600.51 ↑ +149%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,674.75 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,764.07 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,786.40 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,808.73 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,853.39 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,233.00 ↑ +247%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,135.00 ↑ +387%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $6,019.00 ↑ +836%
United Commercial|HMO $12,855.00 ↑ +1899%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $17,563.00 ↑ +2631%
United Commercial|Options PPO $17,563.00 ↑ +2631%

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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $486.80 $37.69 – $1,786.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,035.00 $51.44 – $1,843.14
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,295.16 $62.28 – $1,668.40
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $821.10 $290.98 – $414.71
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $995.10 $60.24 – $1,799.28
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $946.39 $60.24 – $701.68
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $911.40 $60.24 – $1,025.08
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,185.72 $60.24 – $1,521.60

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