Apheresis rbc at Mercy Medical Center Merced
333 Mercy Ave., Merced, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518018191
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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.
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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.
$1,121.46 with Kaiser vs $11,054.00 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.
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 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,121.46 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,123.88 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,123.88 | — |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,232.44 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $1,388.00 | — |
| Allcare | Commercial|All Plans | $1,739.11 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,826.00 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $2,082.87 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,662.07 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $2,885.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $7,112.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,112.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $7,112.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $9,710.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $11,054.00 | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
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Apheresis rbc at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $2,872.32 | $2,211.33 – $7,455.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $3,504.72 | $2,003.11 – $8,018.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $3,660.96 | $1,702.64 – $5,171.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $3,385.86 | $1,044.48 – $4,264.96 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $1,396.12 | $892.00 – $5,147.50 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $2,244.90 | $1,142.00 – $4,776.00 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $2,416.24 | $123.61 – $7,524.52 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $11,498.90 | $1,142.00 – $4,751.00 |