Ep & ablate ventric tachy at Mercy Medical Center Merced
333 Mercy Ave., Merced, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518018191
$12,123.62
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.
$23,541.00
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.
$1,010.07 with Kaiser vs $50,908.00 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 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,010.07 | ↓ -92% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,116.38 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,542.60 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,542.60 | ↓ -87% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,411.38 | ↓ -80% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $14,124.60 | ↑ +17% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $15,301.65 | ↑ +26% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $15,301.65 | ↑ +26% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $15,877.00 | ↑ +31% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $15,877.00 | ↑ +31% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $15,877.00 | ↑ +31% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $16,243.29 | ↑ +34% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $18,832.80 | ↑ +55% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $18,921.00 | ↑ +56% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $22,128.54 | ↑ +83% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $23,305.59 | ↑ +92% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $23,541.00 | ↑ +94% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $24,896.00 | ↑ +105% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $31,170.74 | ↑ +157% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $31,170.74 | ↑ +157% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $39,336.00 | ↑ +224% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $44,719.00 | ↑ +269% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $50,908.00 | ↑ +320% |
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Ep & ablate ventric tachy at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $21,845.69 | $1,242.39 – $58,938.04 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $29,529.01 | $1,010.07 – $68,993.00 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $26,233.82 | $1,010.07 – $65,584.54 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $27,899.34 | $1,010.07 – $73,739.40 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $21,737.48 | $880.22 – $62,107.08 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $23,923.59 | $6,682.00 – $36,369.89 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $13,690.08 | $11,790.00 – $62,192.66 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $11,153.31 | $1,010.07 – $39,976.00 |