Ins tun cvad 2 cath w/subq port(s) 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

$5,186.05

Cash price

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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.

$10,070.00

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.

$249.86 with Partnership Health Plan vs $19,600.00 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.

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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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $249.86 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $250.40 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $250.40 ↓ -95%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $274.66 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $593.27 ↓ -89%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $5,035.00 ↓ -3%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $6,042.00 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $6,545.50 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $6,545.50 ↑ +26%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +32%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,948.30 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,407.00 ↑ +43%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,056.00 ↑ +55%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $8,124.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,124.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $8,124.00 ↑ +57%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,465.80 ↑ +83%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,746.00 ↑ +88%
United Commercial|HMO $9,969.30 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,070.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,070.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,070.00 ↑ +94%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $15,399.00 ↑ +197%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $17,217.00 ↑ +232%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $19,600.00 ↑ +278%

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Ins tun cvad 2 cath w/subq port(s) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,638.52 $307.33 – $12,048.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,408.26 $249.86 – $16,962.82
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,785.13 $249.86 – $16,962.82
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,838.00 $249.86 – $8,276.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,796.62 $249.86 – $8,172.55
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $5,957.33 $0.80 – $7,931.28
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $8,410.08 $6,083.33 – $20,774.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $4,456.80 $249.86 – $23,245.51

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