Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at Mercy Medical Center Redding

2175 Roseline Ave, Redding, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1477671535

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

$196.72

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.

$388.00

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.

$165.96 with Humana vs $388.00 with United — 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
Humana Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
United Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $165.96 ↓ -16%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $310.40 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $310.40 ↑ +58%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $349.20 ↑ +78%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $376.36 ↑ +91%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $380.24 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|HMO $380.24 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $388.00 ↑ +97%
United Commercial|Options $388.00 ↑ +97%

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Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $293.04 $54.85 – $207.76
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $576.30 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $270.30 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $213.73 $165.96 – $390.10
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $181.05 – $181.05
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa not published $177.43 – $181.05
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank not published $190.40 – $352.24
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton not published $161.84 – $352.24

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