Insert hepatic shunt (tips) 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

$3,730.89

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.

$8,518.00

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.

$824.60 with Health Net vs $19,701.00 with Aetna — 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 $824.60 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $824.60 ↓ -78%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $948.39 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $2,299.86 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|EPN $3,977.00 ↑ +7%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $4,684.90 ↑ +26%
Clinicas Medicaid|All Plans $5,281.16 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,281.16 ↑ +42%
Clinicas Commercial|All Plans $5,281.16 ↑ +42%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $5,536.70 ↑ +48%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,707.06 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $5,772.00 ↑ +55%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $5,962.60 ↑ +60%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $5,962.60 ↑ +60%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $5,962.60 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $5,962.60 ↑ +60%
United Medicare|Sea View $5,962.60 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,644.04 ↑ +78%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $7,069.94 ↑ +89%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,757.00 ↑ +108%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $8,518.00 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $10,734.00 ↑ +188%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $10,734.00 ↑ +188%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $12,929.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $12,929.00 ↑ +247%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $18,812.00 ↑ +404%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $19,701.00 ↑ +428%

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Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,354.33 $544.88 – $6,198.50
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,539.35 $544.88 – $6,309.24
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $10,678.13 $545.05 – $25,615.98
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $10,563.00 $545.05 – $28,494.18
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $10,409.37 $544.88 – $29,457.96
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $26,842.32 $2,238.00 – $26,028.38
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $9,475.68 $5,171.00 – $43,618.46
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $29,135.33 $741.04 – $36,700.02

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