Infect ag na herpes simplex quant 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

$51.81

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.

$132.15

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.

$35.69 with MHS HSPCC vs $132.15 with Aetna — 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 $35.69 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
United Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $42.84 ↓ -17%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $49.16 ↓ -5%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $49.16 ↓ -5%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $51.41 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $51.41 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|HMO $51.41 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $54.62 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $54.62 ↑ +5%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $54.62 ↑ +5%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $54.62 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $54.62 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $63.44 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $66.08 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $67.18 ↑ +30%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $67.18 ↑ +30%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $74.01 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $81.94 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $89.87 ↑ +73%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $112.33 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $112.33 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $124.23 ↑ +140%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $126.87 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $129.51 ↑ +150%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $129.78 ↑ +150%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $129.78 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $132.15 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $132.15 ↑ +155%

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Infect ag na herpes simplex quant at other California hospitals

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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $82.88 $41.98 – $211.20
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Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $78.00 $36.41 – $85.68
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