Ganciclovir in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr 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

$398.28

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.

$1,016.00

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.

$47.42 with United vs $995.68 with MultiPlan — 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
United Commercial|All Other Plans $47.42 ↓ -88%
United Commercial|HMO $47.42 ↓ -88%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $78.16 ↓ -80%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $83.44 ↓ -79%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $83.44 ↓ -79%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $274.32 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $284.61 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $284.61 ↓ -29%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $508.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $568.96 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $629.92 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $711.20 ↑ +79%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $711.20 ↑ +79%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $863.60 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $863.60 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $995.68 ↑ +150%

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Ganciclovir in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $133.59 $45.89 – $237.90
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $434.85 $47.42 – $995.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $211.10 $45.79 – $198.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $208.83 $47.42 – $195.92
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $192.17 $46.50 – $68.99
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $192.17 $55.46 – $79.24
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $68.80 $47.42 – $191.88
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $173.00 $46.18 – $68.99

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