Sclerotherapy fluid collection pq w/img at Mercy Medical Center Merced
333 Mercy Ave., Merced, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518018191
$1,052.15
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.
$2,043.00
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.
$801.49 with Allcare vs $9,131.00 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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| Allcare | Commercial|All Plans | $801.49 | ↓ -24% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| California Health & Wellness | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $920.70 | ↓ -12% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $1,021.50 | ↓ -3% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,058.81 | ↑ +1% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,058.81 | ↑ +1% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,225.80 | ↑ +17% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,327.95 | ↑ +26% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $1,327.95 | ↑ +26% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,409.67 | ↑ +34% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,634.40 | ↑ +55% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,920.42 | ↑ +83% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,988.71 | ↑ +89% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $2,022.57 | ↑ +92% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $2,043.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $2,058.68 | ↑ +96% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $2,058.68 | ↑ +96% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $4,116.00 | ↑ +291% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,416.00 | ↑ +415% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $7,112.00 | ↑ +576% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $7,112.00 | ↑ +576% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,112.00 | ↑ +576% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $8,022.00 | ↑ +662% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $8,557.00 | ↑ +713% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $9,131.00 | ↑ +768% |
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Sclerotherapy fluid collection pq w/img at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,970.57 | $819.99 – $3,763.88 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $1,272.02 | $920.70 – $2,773.40 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,165.03 | $601.56 – $2,183.44 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $2,657.76 | $920.70 – $3,796.80 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $4,056.54 | $2,238.00 – $4,042.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $3,896.16 | $1,805.60 – $5,171.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $1,478.98 | $456.24 – $1,901.00 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $1,525.95 | $920.70 – $6,967.32 |