Aep hearing status deter i&r at Mercy Medical Center Merced
333 Mercy Ave., Merced, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518018191
$277.59
Cash price 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 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.
$80.62 with Kaiser vs $13,394.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.62 | ↓ -71% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $92.71 | ↓ -67% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $92.71 | ↓ -67% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $174.14 | ↓ -37% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $323.40 | ↑ +17% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $350.35 | ↑ +26% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $350.35 | ↑ +26% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $371.91 | ↑ +34% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $395.66 | ↑ +43% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $431.20 | ↑ +55% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $506.66 | ↑ +83% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $539.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $6,629.00 | ↑ +2288% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $7,546.00 | ↑ +2618% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $8,925.00 | ↑ +3115% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $9,267.00 | ↑ +3238% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $13,394.00 | ↑ +4725% |
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Aep hearing status deter i&r at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $305.73 | $121.97 – $791.32 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $207.04 | $62.28 – $288.09 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $253.81 | $80.62 – $437.08 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $227.76 | $80.62 – $437.08 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $218.74 | $80.62 – $470.84 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $119.66 | $80.62 – $407.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $424.01 | $109.64 – $534.10 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $322.20 | $80.62 – $1,339.08 |