Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at St. John's Camarillo Hospital

2309 Antonio Ave, Camarillo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1073665360

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

$57.82

Cash price

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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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$132.00

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.

$13.89 with Health Net vs $1,834.00 with Cigna — 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

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
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $13.89 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $13.89 ↓ -76%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $24.28 ↓ -58%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $27.57 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $35.64 ↓ -38%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $66.00 ↑ +14%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $81.84 ↑ +42%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $88.44 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $92.40 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $92.40 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $92.40 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $92.40 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $102.96 ↑ +78%
United Commercial|HMO $132.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $132.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $132.00 ↑ +128%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $132.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $132.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $132.00 ↑ +128%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $132.00 ↑ +128%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|EPN $132.00 ↑ +128%
United Commercial|Navigate $132.00 ↑ +128%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $274.00 ↑ +374%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,097.00 ↑ +1797%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,834.00 ↑ +3072%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,834.00 ↑ +3072%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $31.81 $16.24 – $42.68
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $141.78 $6.12 – $6.24
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $144.33 $6.24 – $6.24
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $81.60 $6.24 – $6.24
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $141.78 $6.24 – $24.56
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $70.89 not published
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $215.22 $6.12 – $6.24
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $53.76 $5.54 – $12.06

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