Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) 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

$885.73

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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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$1,747.00

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.

$310.08 with BCBS - Anthem vs $5,310.00 with Aetna — 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
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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.

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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $310.08 ↓ -65%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $403.05 ↓ -54%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $837.25 ↓ -5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
United Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↓ -1%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,118.40 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,118.40 ↑ +26%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $1,258.20 ↑ +42%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $1,356.06 ↑ +53%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,370.04 ↑ +55%
United Commercial|HMO $1,370.04 ↑ +55%
United Commercial|Options $1,398.00 ↑ +58%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,398.00 ↑ +58%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,066.00 ↑ +246%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,739.00 ↑ +322%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,310.00 ↑ +500%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,310.00 ↑ +500%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,310.00 ↑ +500%

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Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,305.09 $593.00 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $753.71 $194.71 – $1,725.78
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,489.85 $28.20 – $109.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $690.32 $194.71 – $1,725.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $680.42 $194.71 – $1,467.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $673.08 $194.71 – $1,448.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,450.44 $1,002.25 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,459.62 $907.88 – $9,858.00

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