Dilat xst trc new access rcs 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

$5,136.77

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.

$13,104.00

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.

$218.91 with Molina vs $24,589.00 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
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $218.91 ↓ -96%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $218.91 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $269.26 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $269.26 ↓ -95%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $3,538.08 ↓ -31%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,567.00 ↓ -11%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,906.00 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +6%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $7,207.20 ↑ +40%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,338.24 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,124.48 ↑ +58%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $11,138.40 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $11,138.40 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $12,055.68 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $12,841.92 ↑ +150%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $16,679.00 ↑ +225%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $24,589.00 ↑ +379%

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Dilat xst trc new access rcs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $490.13 $302.13 – $2,238.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,608.52 $218.91 – $12,841.92
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,674.17 $218.91 – $5,766.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,645.34 $218.91 – $5,694.32
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $787.04 $218.91 – $2,677.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $1,490.93 $218.91 – $2,895.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $3,971.25 $218.91 – $14,831.19
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $1,881.86 $218.91 – $6,745.00

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