Angioplasty/iliac/init ves/unilat 37220 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

$6,426.84

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.

$16,395.00

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.

$353.31 with Molina vs $16,067.10 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
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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 $353.31 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $353.31 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $353.31 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $353.31 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $353.31 ↓ -95%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $353.38 ↓ -95%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $353.38 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $434.57 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $434.57 ↓ -93%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $4,426.65 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $5,582.00 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $5,997.00 ↓ -7%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +13%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $7,851.00 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $8,197.50 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,181.20 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10,164.90 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $11,575.00 ↑ +80%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,667.00 ↑ +97%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $13,935.75 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $13,935.75 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $15,083.40 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16,067.10 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $16,067.10 ↑ +150%

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Angioplasty/iliac/init ves/unilat 37220 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,886.29 $534.52 – $13,090.66
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,017.06 $353.31 – $16,067.10
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21,532.47 $353.31 – $11,608.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $21,300.32 $353.31 – $11,462.90
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $16,396.50 $9,256.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,861.65 $11,036.00 – $47,967.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $7,173.02 $0.80 – $6,340.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $11,080.26 $4,233.00 – $27,307.00

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