Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance 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

$290.84

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$664.00

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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.

$102.99 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

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 $102.99 ↓ -65%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $102.99 ↓ -65%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $125.51 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $179.28 ↓ -38%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $365.20 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $411.68 ↑ +42%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $431.60 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $444.88 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $464.80 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $464.80 ↑ +60%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $464.80 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $464.80 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $464.80 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $517.92 ↑ +78%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $551.12 ↑ +89%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $664.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,230.00 ↑ +1011%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|EPN $3,977.00 ↑ +1267%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $4,465.00 ↑ +1435%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $4,465.00 ↑ +1435%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $4,932.00 ↑ +1596%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +1751%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $5,383.00 ↑ +1751%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $5,772.00 ↑ +1885%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,832.00 ↑ +2593%

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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $901.82 $97.17 – $229.89
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,615.90 $1,687.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $412.60 $83.73 – $897.68
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,833.50 $40.36 – $152.88
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $368.48 $83.73 – $759.50
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,710.16 $83.73 – $1,457.82
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $902.09 $83.73 – $1,621.62
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,469.42 $2,747.00 – $8,621.00

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