Embo or occlude vascular tumor/organ/infarct s&i 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

$17,025.35

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.

$43,432.00

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.

$510.05 with Partnership Health Plan vs $41,323.66 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $510.05 ↓ -97%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $510.05 ↓ -97%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $510.05 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $510.05 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $510.05 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $510.05 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $510.05 ↓ -97%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $627.36 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $627.36 ↓ -96%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,282.00 ↓ -92%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $1,890.00 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $5,077.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $5,452.00 ↓ -68%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $11,385.09 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $13,440.00 ↓ -21%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
United Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↓ -15%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $23,191.85 ↑ +36%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $23,613.52 ↑ +39%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $26,143.54 ↑ +54%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $35,841.95 ↑ +111%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $35,841.95 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $38,793.64 ↑ +128%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $41,323.66 ↑ +143%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $41,323.66 ↑ +143%

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Embo or occlude vascular tumor/organ/infarct s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $7,078.52 $771.65 – $26,644.42
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $18,047.48 $510.05 – $41,323.66
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $13,040.65 $510.05 – $28,120.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $12,900.05 $510.05 – $27,768.50
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $16,805.63 $510.05 – $26,889.24
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $14,433.51 $691.00 – $20,488.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $25,170.24 $1,597.00 – $27,468.35
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $18,457.28 $1,132.31 – $23,249.52

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