Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$13,442.02

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$26,101.00

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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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$466.86 with Kaiser vs $23,723.00 with Health Net — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $466.86 ↓ -97%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $536.89 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $536.89 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,008.42 ↓ -92%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $5,619.50 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5,769.00 ↓ -57%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,192.96 ↓ -46%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $7,305.35 ↓ -46%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,305.35 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,591.00 ↓ -44%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,754.91 ↓ -42%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,991.20 ↓ -33%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -32%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,564.66 ↓ -21%
United Commercial|HMO $11,126.61 ↓ -17%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11,239.00 ↓ -16%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $11,239.00 ↓ -16%
United Commercial|Options PPO $11,239.00 ↓ -16%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $11,445.00 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $11,445.00 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $11,445.00 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $11,994.00 ↓ -11%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $20,839.00 ↑ +55%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $23,723.00 ↑ +76%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,916.46 $706.32 – $16,602.72
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $11,124.15 $466.86 – $20,054.72
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,188.48 $466.86 – $20,067.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $9,518.01 $466.86 – $20,524.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,415.39 $466.86 – $20,267.45
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,020.51 $5,021.00 – $9,776.62
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $6,833.45 $466.86 – $18,938.64
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $16,614.78 $4,042.00 – $15,575.00

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