Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) 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

$447.28

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.

$1,141.00

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.

$308.07 with MHS HSPCC vs $6,182.00 with United — 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 $308.07 ↓ -31%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $316.28 ↓ -29%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
United Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $386.50 ↓ -14%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $570.50 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $638.96 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $707.42 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $798.70 ↑ +79%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $798.70 ↑ +79%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $924.21 ↑ +107%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $969.85 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $969.85 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,118.18 ↑ +150%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,282.00 ↑ +187%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $1,890.00 ↑ +323%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,063.00 ↑ +808%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,363.00 ↑ +875%
United Commercial|HMO $4,926.00 ↑ +1001%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +1072%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +1114%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,182.00 ↑ +1282%

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Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $355.66 $219.24 – $732.82
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $577.43 $60.84 – $495.67
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $591.09 $410.66 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $488.35 $386.50 – $1,118.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $195.89 $264.00 – $438.24
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $208.46 $284.00 – $471.44
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,771.23 $432.67 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $661.98 $391.93 – $8,018.00

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