Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ea addl at Mercy Medical Center Merced

333 Mercy Ave., Merced, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518018191

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$13,412.15

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.

$26,043.00

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.

$789.65 with Inland Empire Health Plan vs $26,043.00 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
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $789.65 ↓ -94%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $789.65 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $986.67 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $986.67 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,705.64 ↓ -87%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,322.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,322.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,322.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $9,887.00 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $13,009.00 ↓ -3%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $13,021.50 ↓ -3%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $15,625.80 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $16,927.95 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $16,927.95 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $17,969.67 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $20,554.00 ↑ +53%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $20,834.40 ↑ +55%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $24,480.42 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $25,782.57 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $26,043.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $26,043.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $26,043.00 ↑ +94%

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Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ea addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,883.75 $1,194.66 – $6,916.26
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $12,326.40 $789.65 – $28,224.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $11,289.60 $789.65 – $28,224.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $11,153.01 $789.65 – $21,539.78
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,349.70 $789.65 – $23,959.98
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,333.08 $0.80 – $2,561.16
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $3,052.32 $1,200.00 – $13,634.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $12,038.78 $1,166.84 – $15,164.52

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