Graft apligraf 3in 44sqcm-q4101-cost per sq cm 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

$3,256.35

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.

$8,307.00

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.

$30.36 with Molina vs $6,262.20 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
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $30.36 ↓ -99%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $30.36 ↓ -99%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $30.36 ↓ -99%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $30.36 ↓ -99%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $30.36 ↓ -99%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $30.80 ↓ -99%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $30.80 ↓ -99%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $37.34 ↓ -99%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $37.34 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|HMO $50.29 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $50.29 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $82.88 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $302.90 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $302.90 ↓ -91%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,214.10 ↓ -63%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $1,725.30 ↓ -47%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $3,195.00 ↓ -2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,834.00 ↑ +18%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,834.00 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,961.80 ↑ +22%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,600.80 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,984.20 ↑ +53%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $5,431.50 ↑ +67%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,431.50 ↑ +67%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,006.60 ↑ +84%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $6,006.60 ↑ +84%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,262.20 ↑ +92%

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Graft apligraf 3in 44sqcm-q4101-cost per sq cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,651.02 $45.93 – $5,940.84
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $4,070.57 $45.71 – $171.13
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,555.40 $30.36 – $6,262.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,634.10 $30.36 – $6,390.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,605.70 $30.36 – $6,887.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,745.44 $49.48 – $176.69
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,913.12 $59.03 – $65.27
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $2,470.95 $116.56 – $167.67

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