Bronch/asp/tracheobronch tree/subs 31646 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

$760.48

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.

$1,940.00

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.

$125.61 with BCBS - Anthem 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $125.61 ↓ -83%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $125.61 ↓ -83%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $125.61 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $125.61 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $125.61 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $154.50 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $154.50 ↓ -80%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $197.99 ↓ -74%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $197.99 ↓ -74%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $441.49 ↓ -42%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
United Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $493.39 ↓ -35%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $523.80 ↓ -31%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $970.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,086.40 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,202.80 ↑ +58%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,649.00 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,649.00 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,784.80 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,901.20 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,063.00 ↑ +434%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,152.00 ↑ +446%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,363.00 ↑ +474%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +589%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +614%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $6,120.00 ↑ +705%

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Bronch/asp/tracheobronch tree/subs 31646 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $969.30 $154.50 – $1,726.14
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $856.00 $125.61 – $1,960.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,478.81 $125.61 – $3,188.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,462.87 $125.61 – $3,148.94
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,223.42 $555.33 – $6,200.00
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $2,772.21 $485.50 – $3,884.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,492.05 $125.61 – $4,263.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $710.40 $427.59 – $5,171.00

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