Felbamate (felbatol(r)) - sendout 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

$6.68

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.

$17.03

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.

$4.60 with MHS HSPCC vs $56.48 with Cigna — 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
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $4.60 ↓ -31%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $8.18 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $8.52 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9.54 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10.56 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $11.59 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $14.48 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $14.48 ↑ +117%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $14.91 ↑ +123%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $14.91 ↑ +123%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $14.91 ↑ +123%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $14.91 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $14.91 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $16.01 ↑ +140%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $16.35 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16.69 ↑ +150%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $17.03 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $17.03 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
United Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|HMO $17.03 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $17.03 ↑ +155%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $17.03 ↑ +155%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $18.34 ↑ +175%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $18.34 ↑ +175%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $56.48 ↑ +746%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $56.48 ↑ +746%

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Felbamate (felbatol(r)) - sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $15.02 $3.73 – $24.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $39.45 $18.27 – $51.60
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7.29 $8.52 – $48.04
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $39.45 $18.64 – $65.22
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $39.45 $18.64 – $123.26
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $39.45 $123.55 – $123.55
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $39.45 $18.27 – $55.48
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $37.13 $15.84 – $37.28

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