Inf agt nucleic acid human papillomavirus separately reported high-risk types pooled result(s) 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

$24.54

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.

$48.40

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.

$19.36 with Blue Shield CA vs $48.40 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
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $19.36 ↓ -21%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $25.17 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $38.72 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $38.72 ↑ +58%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $43.56 ↑ +78%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $46.95 ↑ +91%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $47.44 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|HMO $47.44 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|Options $48.40 ↑ +97%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $48.40 ↑ +97%

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Inf agt nucleic acid human papillomavirus separately reported high-risk types pooled result(s) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $20.72 $24.20 – $47.44
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $18.98 $13.07 – $47.44
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $37.66 $11.62 – $47.44
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff $28.27 $27.11 – $47.44
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $68.80 – $140.40
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $70.20 – $140.40
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $70.20 – $221.16
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg not published $52.94 – $199.87

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