Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) 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

$1,842.40

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.

$4,700.00

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.

$81.18 with Partnership Health Plan vs $6,120.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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 $81.18 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $81.18 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $81.18 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $81.18 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $81.18 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $99.85 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $99.85 ↓ -95%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $127.96 ↓ -93%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $127.96 ↓ -93%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $954.99 ↓ -48%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,945.35 ↑ +6%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,980.72 ↑ +8%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +12%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,192.94 ↑ +19%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,006.45 ↑ +63%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,006.45 ↑ +63%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,254.04 ↑ +77%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,466.26 ↑ +88%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,063.00 ↑ +121%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,152.00 ↑ +125%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,363.00 ↑ +137%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +185%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +195%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $6,120.00 ↑ +232%

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Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $946.96 $99.85 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,040.87 $116.72 – $1,289.13
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,163.12 $81.18 – $3,615.22
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $4,655.34 $81.18 – $2,175.60
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,941.45 $81.18 – $1,884.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,920.52 $81.18 – $1,884.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,180.76 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,381.01 $2,124.23 – $9,858.00

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