Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection 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

$609.56

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.

$1,555.00

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.

$419.85 with MHS HSPCC vs $1,523.90 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
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $419.85 ↓ -31%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $777.50 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $870.80 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $964.10 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,088.50 ↑ +79%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,088.50 ↑ +79%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,321.75 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,321.75 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,430.60 ↑ +135%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $1,492.80 ↑ +145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,508.35 ↑ +147%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,523.90 ↑ +150%

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Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $204.55 $100.00 – $364.26
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $665.54 $699.75 – $1,523.90
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $402.35 $135.00 – $323.45
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $402.35 $135.00 – $323.45
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $402.35 $135.00 – $564.11
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $402.35 $286.36 – $289.76
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $669.95 $132.30 – $323.45
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $379.92 $114.75 – $323.45

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