Autologous blood op salvage 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

$895.28

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.

$2,044.00

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.

$310.40 with Aetna vs $2,075.90 with Clinicas — 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
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $310.40 ↓ -65%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $375.54 ↓ -58%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $375.54 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $396.97 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $551.88 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $660.95 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $660.95 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $661.62 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $661.62 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $787.38 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|Navigate $787.38 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|HMO $787.38 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $787.38 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|EPN $919.80 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $962.35 ↑ +7%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,022.00 ↑ +14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Aetna Medicare|All Other Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Other Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|Sea View $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Valley Care IPA Commercial|All Plans $1,037.95 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $1,267.28 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,267.28 ↑ +42%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $1,328.60 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,369.48 ↑ +53%
United Medicare|Sea View $1,430.80 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $1,430.80 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $1,430.80 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $1,430.80 ↑ +60%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $1,430.80 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,594.32 ↑ +78%
Clinicas Commercial|All Plans $1,949.04 ↑ +118%
Clinicas Medicaid|All Plans $2,075.90 ↑ +132%

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Autologous blood op salvage at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,303.50 $364.69 – $5,274.36
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,109.75 $428.72 – $5,274.36
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,253.51 $441.75 – $6,285.30
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $1,697.40 $706.39 – $3,512.83
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $863.01 $298.06 – $2,007.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $741.34 $165.16 – $2,024.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $720.14 $315.65 – $1,767.20
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $457.58 $183.70 – $1,386.10

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