Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$2,497.92

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.

$5,703.00

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.

$1,228.00 with Blue Shield CA 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
Blue Shield CA Commercial|EPN $1,228.00 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $1,329.27 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $1,329.27 ↓ -47%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,528.82 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $1,539.81 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $1,782.00 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|Sea View $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Valley Care IPA Commercial|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -18%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $3,136.65 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,230.00 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,535.86 ↑ +42%
Clinicas Commercial|All Plans $3,763.88 ↑ +51%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,821.01 ↑ +53%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $3,992.10 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $3,992.10 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $3,992.10 ↑ +60%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $3,992.10 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $3,992.10 ↑ +60%
Clinicas Medicaid|All Plans $4,117.36 ↑ +65%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,448.34 ↑ +78%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $4,465.00 ↑ +79%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $4,465.00 ↑ +79%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,733.49 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,932.00 ↑ +97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +115%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,703.00 ↑ +128%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $6,790.00 ↑ +172%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,832.00 ↑ +214%

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Core ndl bx lng/med perq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,806.12 $324.05 – $3,356.20
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,036.03 $593.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,163.12 $878.63 – $3,665.20
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,363.64 $878.63 – $3,478.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,822.41 $878.63 – $3,665.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,456.92 $878.63 – $3,141.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,441.21 $878.63 – $3,102.33
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,375.69 $1,727.00 – $7,455.00

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