Mayo prmb primidone therapeutic drug level 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

$5.72

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.

$7.35

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.

$3.83 with California Health & Wellness vs $7.35 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 $3.83 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5.00 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $6.03 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $6.03 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6.18 ↑ +8%
United Commercial|HMO $6.33 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6.40 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $6.40 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6.40 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6.47 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $6.84 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7.21 ↑ +26%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $7.21 ↑ +26%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
United Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $7.35 ↑ +28%

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Mayo prmb primidone therapeutic drug level at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $5.32 $3.32 – $24.34
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $15.81 $16.26 – $135.52
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $4.90 $3.98 – $7.35
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $15.81 $16.59 – $171.27
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $15.81 $16.59 – $194.22
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $4.20 $0.74 – $5.88
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $15.81 $194.67 – $194.67
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $15.81 $16.26 – $145.71

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