Car ion chnnlpath inc 2 gns 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

$239.05

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.

$307.26

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.

$159.78 with California Health & Wellness vs $307.26 with Partnership Health Plan — 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|All Plans $159.78 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $208.94 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $251.96 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $251.96 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $258.10 ↑ +8%
United Commercial|HMO $264.25 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $267.32 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $267.32 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $267.32 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $270.39 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $285.76 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $301.12 ↑ +26%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $301.12 ↑ +26%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
United Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +29%

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Car ion chnnlpath inc 2 gns at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $154.08 $153.63 – $1,507.07
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $141.12 $82.97 – $1,771.69
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $114.00 $153.63 – $1,680.82
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $112.77 $153.63 – $1,680.82
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $175.45 $30.73 – $245.81
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $90.34 $64.53 – $307.26
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $158.24 $184.36 – $307.26
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $85.73 $76.82 – $1,066.43

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