Inj retro urethrocysto 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

$256.37

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.

$654.00

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.

$132.03 with MHS HSPCC vs $7,631.00 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 $132.03 ↓ -49%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $268.95 ↑ +5%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $273.84 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $303.18 ↑ +18%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $315.72 ↑ +23%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $315.72 ↑ +23%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $315.72 ↑ +23%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $315.72 ↑ +23%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $315.72 ↑ +23%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $388.34 ↑ +51%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $388.34 ↑ +51%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $415.65 ↑ +62%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $415.65 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $449.88 ↑ +75%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $479.22 ↑ +87%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $479.22 ↑ +87%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $489.00 ↑ +91%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $489.00 ↑ +91%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $7,108.00 ↑ +2673%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,439.00 ↑ +2802%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $7,631.00 ↑ +2877%

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Inj retro urethrocysto at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $410.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $189.49 $148.83 – $453.96
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $512.04 $385.25 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $288.48 $315.72 – $616.42
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $117.22 $45.54 – $315.72
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $227.43 $315.72 – $613.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $224.98 $315.72 – $613.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $284.58 $504.77 – $6,200.00

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