Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ea addl at French Hospital
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452
$11,289.60
Cash price 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.
$28,800.00
Gross charge 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.
$789.65 with BCBS - Anthem vs $28,224.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|> 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|< 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $789.65 | ↓ -93% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $971.27 | ↓ -91% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $971.27 | ↓ -91% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Gatekeeper | $4,063.00 | ↓ -64% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper | $4,363.00 | ↓ -61% |
| MHS HSPCC | Commercial|All Plans | $7,776.00 | ↓ -31% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $12,667.00 | ↑ +12% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $15,840.00 | ↑ +40% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $16,128.00 | ↑ +43% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $17,856.00 | ↑ +58% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $24,480.00 | ↑ +117% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $24,480.00 | ↑ +117% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $26,496.00 | ↑ +135% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $28,224.00 | ↑ +150% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $28,224.00 | ↑ +150% |
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Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ea addl at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $3,883.75 | $1,194.66 – $6,916.26 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $12,326.40 | $789.65 – $28,224.00 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $11,153.01 | $789.65 – $21,539.78 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $9,349.70 | $789.65 – $23,959.98 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $3,333.08 | $0.80 – $2,561.16 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $3,052.32 | $1,200.00 – $13,634.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $12,038.78 | $1,166.84 – $15,164.52 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $13,412.15 | $789.65 – $25,782.57 |