Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose intravenous solution 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

$57.38

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$131.00

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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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$35.37 with BCBS - Anthem vs $131.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|DignityHealth $35.37 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare|Sea View $39.30 ↓ -32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Sea View $39.30 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|Sea View $39.30 ↓ -32%
SeaView Medicare|All Plans $39.30 ↓ -32%
Sea View Commercial|All Plans $39.30 ↓ -32%
Ventura HP Commercial|All Plans $52.40 ↓ -9%
Clinicas Commercial|All Plans $53.71 ↓ -6%
Clinicas Medicaid|All Plans $53.71 ↓ -6%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $60.26 ↑ +5%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $65.50 ↑ +14%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $74.67 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $75.98 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $75.98 ↑ +32%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $81.22 ↑ +42%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $87.77 ↑ +53%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $102.18 ↑ +78%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO Non MCS $124.45 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO Non MCS $124.45 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $124.45 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $124.45 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $131.00 ↑ +128%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $131.00 ↑ +128%

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Lidocaine (pf) 4 mg/ml (0.4 %) in 5 % dextrose intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $65.33 $0.01 – $0.09
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $35.53 $31.50 – $68.60
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $89.38 $22.41 – $81.34
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $20.04 $21.60 – $54.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $19.82 $13.50 – $54.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $65.33 $0.01 – $0.09
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $65.33 $0.01 – $0.11
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $65.33 $0.01 – $0.22

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