Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 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

$415.67

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$949.00

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.

$78.29 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

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 $78.29 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $78.29 ↓ -81%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $90.05 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $256.23 ↓ -38%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $521.95 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $588.38 ↑ +42%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $616.85 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $635.83 ↑ +53%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $664.30 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $664.30 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $664.30 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $664.30 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $664.30 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $740.22 ↑ +78%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $949.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,230.00 ↑ +677%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $4,465.00 ↑ +974%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $4,465.00 ↑ +974%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,932.00 ↑ +1087%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +1195%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +1195%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,832.00 ↑ +1784%

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $622.22 $85.39 – $1,156.24
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,255.11 $1,687.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $762.27 $51.75 – $1,745.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $674.66 $51.75 – $992.74
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,126.61 $51.75 – $1,675.80
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $462.27 $51.75 – $1,108.94
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $457.29 $51.75 – $1,233.54
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,572.84 $2,747.00 – $8,621.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →