Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain at French Hospital
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452
$127.19
Cash price 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.
$324.44
Gross charge 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.
$12.15 with MHS HSPCC vs $186.59 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MHS HSPCC | Commercial|All Plans | $12.15 | ↓ -90% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $22.50 | ↓ -82% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $25.20 | ↓ -80% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $27.90 | ↓ -78% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $38.25 | ↓ -70% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $38.25 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $42.30 | ↓ -67% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $43.20 | ↓ -66% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $44.10 | ↓ -65% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|> 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Gatekeeper | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|< 21 | $45.00 | ↓ -65% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $55.35 | ↓ -56% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $55.35 | ↓ -56% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $186.59 | ↑ +47% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $186.59 | ↑ +47% |
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Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $152.43 | $13.50 – $163.44 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $36.71 | $35.67 – $100.02 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $264.18 | $129.20 – $348.65 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $138.87 | $22.50 – $158.72 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $218.45 | $11.65 – $45.00 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $66.01 | $21.00 – $177.02 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $65.30 | $21.00 – $177.02 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $421.26 | $129.20 – $440.60 |