Exercise w/hemodynamic meas at French Hospital
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452
$212.86
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.
$543.00
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.
$146.61 with MHS HSPCC vs $1,890.00 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.
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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| MHS HSPCC | Commercial|All Plans | $146.61 | ↓ -31% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $257.97 | ↑ +21% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $257.97 | ↑ +21% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $257.97 | ↑ +21% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $257.97 | ↑ +21% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $257.97 | ↑ +21% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $271.50 | ↑ +28% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|< 21 | $285.13 | ↑ +34% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|> 21 | $285.13 | ↑ +34% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $304.08 | ↑ +43% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $317.30 | ↑ +49% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $317.30 | ↑ +49% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $336.66 | ↑ +58% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $461.55 | ↑ +117% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $461.55 | ↑ +117% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $499.56 | ↑ +135% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $510.42 | ↑ +140% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $521.28 | ↑ +145% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $532.14 | ↑ +150% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $1,282.00 | ↑ +502% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|FFS | $1,890.00 | ↑ +788% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Exercise w/hemodynamic meas at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $237.40 | $146.34 – $422.76 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $240.11 | $257.97 – $549.78 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $1,315.68 | $1,200.00 – $2,551.01 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $53.10 | $76.70 – $317.30 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $255.01 | $210.22 – $1,184.08 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | $635.35 | $256.62 – $1,425.65 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange | $670.08 | $1,394.00 – $2,357.03 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | $2,693.15 | $142.08 – $8,158.07 |