Rmvl tv pm lead sgl 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

$6,393.73

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.

$12,415.00

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.

$305.46 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 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $439.09 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $439.09 ↓ -93%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $481.51 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,040.06 ↓ -84%
Allcare Commercial|All Plans $3,920.71 ↓ -39%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5,769.00 ↓ -10%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,449.00 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,591.00 ↑ +19%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,069.75 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $8,069.75 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,566.35 ↑ +34%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9,932.00 ↑ +55%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,057.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,057.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $10,057.00 ↑ +57%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11,670.10 ↑ +83%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $11,994.00 ↑ +88%
United Commercial|HMO $12,290.85 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $12,415.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $12,415.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $12,415.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $17,217.00 ↑ +169%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $19,600.00 ↑ +207%

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Rmvl tv pm lead sgl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,656.43 $375.72 – $8,410.84
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,190.98 $305.46 – $9,596.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,916.87 $305.46 – $9,792.16
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,459.42 $305.46 – $9,599.29
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,435.18 $5,305.96 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,886.71 $4,806.35 – $27,307.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,674.23 $305.46 – $7,640.64
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $5,202.00 $3,423.00 – $11,377.00

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