Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$1,563.01

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$2,009.00

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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.

$211.68 with Humana vs $864.36 with Coventry — 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 $211.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
United Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $211.68 ↓ -86%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $458.64 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $564.48 ↓ -64%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $624.66 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $696.78 ↓ -55%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $723.24 ↓ -54%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $723.24 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|HMO $758.52 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $767.34 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $767.34 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $767.34 ↓ -51%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $776.16 ↓ -50%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $820.26 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $849.54 ↓ -46%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $864.36 ↓ -45%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $864.36 ↓ -45%

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Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $963.17 $593.73 – $1,715.22
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $389.56 $135.13 – $1,030.69
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $500.31 $667.00 – $680.61
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,482.17 $624.66 – $2,265.76
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $512.16 $198.95 – $753.62
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,357.50 $624.24 – $2,265.76
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,769.89 $624.66 – $1,505.43
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,740.03 $624.66 – $1,505.43

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