Assess cyst contrast inject 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

$128.58

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.

$328.00

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.

$41.01 with Molina vs $5,432.00 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.

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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 $41.01 ↓ -68%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $41.01 ↓ -68%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $41.01 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $41.01 ↓ -68%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $41.01 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $50.44 ↓ -61%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $50.44 ↓ -61%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $64.65 ↓ -50%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $64.65 ↓ -50%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $82.35 ↓ -36%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $167.75 ↑ +30%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $170.80 ↑ +33%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $189.10 ↑ +47%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $259.25 ↑ +102%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $259.25 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $280.60 ↑ +118%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $298.90 ↑ +132%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,063.00 ↑ +3060%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,363.00 ↑ +3293%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +3978%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +4125%

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Assess cyst contrast inject at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $180.02 $50.44 – $320.58
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $140.39 $41.01 – $299.88
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $198.12 $41.01 – $455.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $195.98 $41.01 – $528.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $499.29 $300.44 – $6,200.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $590.36 $41.01 – $409.92
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $262.65 $290.27 – $4,042.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $939.36 $1,200.00 – $5,357.00

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