Inj proc ankle arthr 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

$214.73

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$276.00

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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.

$66.24 with Humana vs $276.00 with Partnership Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $66.24 ↓ -69%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $143.52 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $176.64 ↓ -18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $218.04 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $226.32 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $226.32 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|HMO $237.36 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $240.12 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $240.12 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $240.12 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $242.88 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $256.68 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $270.48 ↑ +26%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $270.48 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $276.00 ↑ +29%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $276.00 ↑ +29%

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Inj proc ankle arthr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $394.97
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $196.79 $102.91 – $264.15
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $451.54 $183.71 – $993.72
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,253.42 $183.71 – $807.52
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $459.43 $183.71 – $720.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $195.15 $183.71 – $504.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $193.05 $183.71 – $526.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $140.83 $48.93 – $233.00

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