Rpl tun cvc wo subq port 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

$3,103.91

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.

$6,027.00

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.

$200.74 with California Health & Wellness vs $16,193.00 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
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $200.74 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $201.17 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $201.17 ↓ -94%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $220.67 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $476.65 ↓ -85%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,507.00 ↓ -51%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,928.96 ↓ -38%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,959.10 ↓ -37%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,959.10 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,079.66 ↓ -33%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,411.20 ↓ -22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,833.16 ↓ -9%
United Commercial|HMO $2,983.86 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $3,014.00 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +29%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,116.00 ↑ +33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,416.00 ↑ +74%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,112.00 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,112.00 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,112.00 ↑ +129%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,557.00 ↑ +176%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $14,225.00 ↑ +358%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $16,193.00 ↑ +422%

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Rpl tun cvc wo subq port at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,539.09 $246.91 – $7,477.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,031.26 $1,921.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,801.93 $200.74 – $3,999.21
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,560.93 $200.74 – $3,882.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,187.79 $200.74 – $4,717.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,164.20 $200.74 – $4,658.63
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,705.99 $4,483.19 – $17,909.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $6,745.26 $4,061.05 – $17,611.00

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