Ins cath ren art 2nd+ bi 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

$6,395.09

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.

$16,314.00

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.

$341.03 with Partnership Health Plan vs $15,955.38 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $341.03 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $341.03 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $341.03 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $341.03 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $341.03 ↓ -95%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $341.19 ↓ -95%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $341.19 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $419.47 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $419.47 ↓ -93%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $3,237.69 ↓ -49%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -37%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $4,395.87 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,567.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,906.00 ↓ -23%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $8,954.55 ↑ +40%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $9,117.36 ↑ +43%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,533.00 ↑ +49%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10,094.22 ↑ +58%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $13,838.85 ↑ +116%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $13,838.85 ↑ +116%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $14,978.52 ↑ +134%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $15,955.38 ↑ +149%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $15,955.38 ↑ +149%

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Ins cath ren art 2nd+ bi at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,707.67 $515.95 – $7,477.22
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $6,982.40 $341.03 – $15,987.72
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,133.47 $341.03 – $6,756.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,099.69 $341.03 – $6,672.34
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,500.86 $4,061.05 – $17,611.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,855.92 $341.03 – $8,159.76
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $7,185.28 $341.03 – $13,812.48
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $3,787.43 $341.03 – $13,575.00

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