Benztropine 1 mg/ml injection solution 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

$211.68

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.

$540.00

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.

$21.23 with Partnership Health Plan vs $529.20 with MultiPlan — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $21.23 ↓ -90%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $21.23 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $21.23 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $21.23 ↓ -90%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $21.23 ↓ -90%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $21.79 ↓ -90%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $21.79 ↓ -90%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $27.87 ↓ -87%
United Commercial|HMO $27.87 ↓ -87%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $30.00 ↓ -86%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $30.00 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $31.38 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $49.72 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $49.72 ↓ -77%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $145.80 ↓ -31%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $270.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $302.40 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $334.80 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $378.00 ↑ +79%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $378.00 ↑ +79%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $459.00 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $459.00 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $529.20 ↑ +150%

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Benztropine 1 mg/ml injection solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $70.96 $8.02 – $126.36
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $125.82 $7.50 – $36.06
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $231.12 $13.30 – $529.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $248.20 $15.90 – $150.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $245.53 $0.01 – $148.52
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $106.46 $8.12 – $36.06
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $106.46 $9.69 – $36.06
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $292.93 $14.40 – $115.20

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