Dest mal lesion feenlm 0.6-1cm 17281 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

$612.34

Cash price

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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.

$1,189.00

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.

$75.62 with Health Plan of San Joaquin vs $8,557.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $75.62 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $108.71 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $108.71 ↓ -82%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $119.20 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
United Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $257.47 ↓ -58%
Allcare Commercial|All Plans $419.80 ↓ -31%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $713.40 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $772.85 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $772.85 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $820.41 ↑ +34%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $951.20 ↑ +55%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,117.66 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $1,177.11 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,189.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,189.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,189.00 ↑ +94%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,116.00 ↑ +572%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,322.00 ↑ +769%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,322.00 ↑ +769%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,322.00 ↑ +769%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,416.00 ↑ +784%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $6,629.00 ↑ +983%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,546.00 ↑ +1132%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,557.00 ↑ +1297%

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Dest mal lesion feenlm 0.6-1cm 17281 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $327.01 $75.62 – $481.18
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $93.01 – $504.94
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $270.38 – $1,921.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $75.62 – $252.47
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $75.62 – $252.47
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $75.62 – $287.27
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $75.62 – $287.27
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $284.87 – $6,200.00

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