Assess cyst contrast inject 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

$180.02

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.

$411.00

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.

$50.44 with Health Net vs $7,832.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $50.44 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $50.44 ↓ -72%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $88.18 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $110.97 ↓ -38%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $226.05 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $254.82 ↑ +42%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $267.15 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $275.37 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $287.70 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $287.70 ↑ +60%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $287.70 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $287.70 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $287.70 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $320.58 ↑ +78%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $341.13 ↑ +89%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $411.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,230.00 ↑ +1694%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $4,465.00 ↑ +2380%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $4,465.00 ↑ +2380%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,932.00 ↑ +2640%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +2890%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +2890%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,832.00 ↑ +4251%

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Assess cyst contrast inject at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $140.39 $41.01 – $299.88
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $128.58 $41.01 – $298.90
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $198.12 $41.01 – $455.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $195.98 $41.01 – $528.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $499.29 $300.44 – $6,200.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $590.36 $41.01 – $409.92
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $262.65 $290.27 – $4,042.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $939.36 $1,200.00 – $5,357.00

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