Unlisted CT procedure 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

$967.97

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.

$3,361.00

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.

$109.11 with BCBS - Anthem vs $5,233.00 with Cigna — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $109.11 ↓ -89%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $115.71 ↓ -88%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $115.71 ↓ -88%
United Medicare|All Plans $118.03 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $119.18 ↓ -88%
United Commercial|HMO $182.03 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $182.03 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|Options PPO $182.03 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $182.03 ↓ -81%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $422.07 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $422.07 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $422.07 ↓ -56%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,176.35 ↑ +22%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,378.01 ↑ +42%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,680.50 ↑ +74%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,680.50 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,520.75 ↑ +160%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|BRMS $2,520.75 ↑ +160%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,655.19 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $2,688.80 ↑ +178%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,722.41 ↑ +181%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,789.63 ↑ +188%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $3,925.00 ↑ +305%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,233.00 ↑ +441%

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Unlisted CT procedure at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $732.70 $109.11 – $3,925.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $571.20 $169.00 – $169.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $884.00 $108.00 – $108.00

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