Transcath occlusion non-cns 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

$17,152.59

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.

$33,306.00

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.

$778.40 with Kaiser vs $34,751.00 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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $778.40 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $1,118.95 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $1,118.95 ↓ -93%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $1,227.03 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,650.38 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $9,887.00 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $13,009.00 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $13,163.00 ↓ -23%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $13,163.00 ↓ -23%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $13,163.00 ↓ -23%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
United Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -16%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $16,653.00 ↓ -3%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $19,983.60 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $20,554.00 ↑ +20%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $21,648.90 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $21,648.90 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $22,981.14 ↑ +34%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $26,644.80 ↑ +55%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $30,527.00 ↑ +78%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $31,307.64 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $32,972.94 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $33,306.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $33,306.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $33,306.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $34,751.00 ↑ +103%

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Transcath occlusion non-cns at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $7,865.61 $957.43 – $26,644.42
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $10,952.52 $778.40 – $25,078.20
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,031.28 $778.40 – $25,078.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $15,981.94 $778.40 – $34,462.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $16,545.10 $778.40 – $35,614.78
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $11,063.22 $778.40 – $27,336.96
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $7,329.60 $12,620.59 – $27,468.35
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $12,224.72 $1,323.28 – $15,398.74

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