Tx atrial fib pulm vein isol 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

$25,202.56

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.

$48,937.00

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.

$1,010.36 with Kaiser vs $50,908.00 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 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $1,010.36 ↓ -96%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $1,116.69 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $1,542.60 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $1,542.60 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,412.05 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $15,877.00 ↓ -37%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $15,877.00 ↓ -37%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $15,877.00 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $18,921.00 ↓ -25%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $24,896.00 ↓ -1%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $29,362.20 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
United Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $31,170.74 ↑ +24%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $31,809.05 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $31,809.05 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $33,766.53 ↑ +34%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $39,149.60 ↑ +55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $39,336.00 ↑ +56%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $44,719.00 ↑ +77%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $46,000.78 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|HMO $48,447.63 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Options PPO $48,937.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $48,937.00 ↑ +94%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $48,937.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $50,908.00 ↑ +102%

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Tx atrial fib pulm vein isol at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $23,030.48 $1,242.74 – $58,938.04
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $39,104.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $39,104.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $17,732.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $17,732.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $39,104.80 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $39,104.80 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $39,104.80 not published

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