CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)

Facility: Mercy Medical Center

Billing Code: 99213 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$127
about 1.3× the $95 Medicare rate · typically $64–$162
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$140
About the fair price
about $13 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $95 Fair price $127 This hospital $140 Cash price $94 Hospital's list price $183

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $18 Priciest $140

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) is about $127 (about 1.3× the $95 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $140, or about $94 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Merced, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente AetnaHumana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $166 - $324 174%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $40 - $191 42%
Cignamajor $109 - $211 115%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $43 - $224 45%
Health Net $92 97%
Molina $43 45%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $43
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 333 Mercy Avenue, Merced, CA 95340
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals