Hbb full gene sequence 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

$352.80

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.

$900.00

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.

$99.09 with MHS HSPCC vs $983.17 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 $99.09 ↓ -72%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $183.50 ↓ -48%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $205.52 ↓ -42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $227.54 ↓ -36%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $259.66 ↓ -26%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $259.66 ↓ -26%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $311.95 ↓ -12%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $311.95 ↓ -12%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $319.38 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $319.38 ↓ -9%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
United Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $344.98 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $352.32 ↓ -0%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $359.66 ↑ +2%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $367.00 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|HMO $367.00 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $367.00 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $367.00 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $367.00 ↑ +4%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $983.17 ↑ +179%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $983.17 ↑ +179%

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Hbb full gene sequence at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $385.20 $183.50 – $836.32
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $599.40 $259.66 – $882.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $333.90 $259.66 – $932.74
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $330.30 $259.66 – $932.74
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $513.90 $90.00 – $720.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $264.60 $189.00 – $738.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $700.20 $190.67 – $359.33
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $463.50 $259.66 – $846.00

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