Coronary thrombolysis/iv infusion 92977 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

$282.74

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$549.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$286.23 with Partnership Health Plan vs $15,877.00 with Aetna — 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

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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $286.23 ↑ +1%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $329.40 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $356.85 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $356.85 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $378.81 ↑ +34%
Allcare Commercial|All Plans $406.78 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $411.45 ↑ +46%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $411.45 ↑ +46%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
United Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $421.45 ↑ +49%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $439.20 ↑ +55%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $453.77 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $516.06 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $543.51 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $549.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $549.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $549.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $549.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $6,629.00 ↑ +2245%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,407.00 ↑ +2520%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,546.00 ↑ +2569%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,746.00 ↑ +3347%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $15,399.00 ↑ +5346%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $15,877.00 ↑ +5515%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $15,877.00 ↑ +5515%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $15,877.00 ↑ +5515%

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Coronary thrombolysis/iv infusion 92977 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $257.55 $84.64 – $834.88
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $673.71 $1,333.00 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,487.97 $286.23 – $5,696.74
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $265.78 $183.06 – $664.44
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $211.85 $285.50 – $571.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $209.56 $274.50 – $549.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $645.66 $1,333.00 – $7,745.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $507.45 $1,333.00 – $9,008.00

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