Establish access to artery at French Hospital
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452
$602.12
Cash price 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.
$1,536.00
Gross charge 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.
$213.61 with Molina vs $5,432.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $213.61 | ↓ -65% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $213.61 | ↓ -65% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $213.61 | ↓ -65% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $213.61 | ↓ -65% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $213.61 | ↓ -65% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $262.74 | ↓ -56% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $262.74 | ↓ -56% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|> 21 | $336.73 | ↓ -44% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|< 21 | $336.73 | ↓ -44% |
| MHS HSPCC | Commercial|All Plans | $414.72 | ↓ -31% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $844.80 | ↑ +40% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $860.16 | ↑ +43% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $952.32 | ↑ +58% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,305.60 | ↑ +117% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,305.60 | ↑ +117% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $1,413.12 | ↑ +135% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,505.28 | ↑ +150% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Gatekeeper | $4,063.00 | ↑ +575% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper | $4,363.00 | ↑ +625% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $5,243.00 | ↑ +771% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $5,432.00 | ↑ +802% |
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Establish access to artery at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $657.41 | $213.61 – $1,505.28 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $1,915.48 | $213.61 – $784.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $287.73 | $213.61 – $784.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $1,682.57 | $213.61 – $2,333.52 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $711.22 | $213.61 – $595.00 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $163.22 | $134.55 – $980.47 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | $1,418.50 | $142.30 – $4,296.91 |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | $1,128.59 | $142.30 – $4,141.60 |