Aep hearing status deter i&r at French Hospital

1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$227.76

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.

$581.00

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.

$80.62 with Molina vs $5,865.00 with United — 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
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $80.62 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -65%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $99.16 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $99.16 ↓ -56%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $120.42 ↓ -47%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $223.00 ↓ -2%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $249.76 ↑ +10%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $276.52 ↑ +21%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $356.80 ↑ +57%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $379.10 ↑ +66%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $379.10 ↑ +66%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +74%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $437.08 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|HMO $4,500.00 ↑ +1876%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,865.00 ↑ +2475%

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Aep hearing status deter i&r at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $305.73 $121.97 – $791.32
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $207.04 $62.28 – $288.09
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $253.81 $80.62 – $437.08
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $218.74 $80.62 – $470.84
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $119.66 $80.62 – $407.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $424.01 $109.64 – $534.10
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $277.59 $80.62 – $539.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $322.20 $80.62 – $1,339.08

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