Debr musc/fascia 20sq cm/< 11043 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

$797.72

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.

$2,035.00

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.

$179.86 with Partnership Health Plan vs $8,190.00 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 $179.86 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $179.86 ↓ -77%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $179.86 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $179.86 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $179.86 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $221.23 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $221.23 ↓ -72%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $283.52 ↓ -64%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $283.52 ↓ -64%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $549.45 ↓ -31%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $580.67 ↓ -27%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $777.77 ↓ -3%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,119.25 ↑ +40%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,139.60 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,261.70 ↑ +58%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,729.75 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,729.75 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,872.20 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,994.30 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $1,994.30 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,567.00 ↑ +473%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,906.00 ↑ +515%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,556.00 ↑ +596%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,439.00 ↑ +833%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $8,190.00 ↑ +927%

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Debr musc/fascia 20sq cm/< 11043 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $995.17 $221.23 – $1,458.18
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,176.57 $995.98 – $2,570.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $870.98 $179.86 – $1,994.30
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $277.06 $107.62 – $407.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $622.54 $179.86 – $1,342.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,133.67 $179.86 – $1,325.62
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $910.35 $1,049.38 – $7,483.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $989.91 $950.57 – $8,018.00

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