Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta

914 Pine St, Mt Shasta, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1518085430

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$869.03

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.

$1,117.00

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.

$79.66 with BCBS - Anthem vs $1,094.66 with MultiPlan — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $79.66 ↓ -91%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $163.64 ↓ -81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $251.34 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $268.08 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $714.88 ↓ -18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $882.43 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $915.94 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $915.94 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|HMO $960.62 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $971.79 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $971.79 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $971.79 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $982.96 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $1,038.81 ↑ +20%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $1,094.66 ↑ +26%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,094.66 ↑ +26%

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Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $508.52 $82.67 – $2,072.04
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $321.78 $187.51 – $447.17
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,660.05 $593.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $861.14 $67.21 – $1,971.76
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,215.12 $50.97 – $193.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $788.71 $67.21 – $1,971.76
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $700.45 $67.21 – $1,510.40
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,660.16 $1,287.79 – $7,455.00

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