Kit tissue closure sealant adhesive air leak progel 4 ml pleura 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

$1,481.76

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.

$3,780.00

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.

$718.20 with Health Net vs $3,704.40 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
Health Net Commercial|FFS $718.20 ↓ -52%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $869.40 ↓ -41%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $869.40 ↓ -41%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $1,020.60 ↓ -31%
United Commercial|HMO $1,890.00 ↑ +28%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,890.00 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,965.60 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,230.20 ↑ +51%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $2,268.00 ↑ +53%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,268.00 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,343.60 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $2,721.60 ↑ +84%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $2,948.40 ↑ +99%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,213.00 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,213.00 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3,439.80 ↑ +132%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $3,477.60 ↑ +135%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $3,553.20 ↑ +140%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,553.20 ↑ +140%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,704.40 ↑ +150%

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Kit tissue closure sealant adhesive air leak progel 4 ml pleura at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,654.77 $906.72 – $2,946.84
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $3,705.74 $1,104.95 – $2,614.15
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,212.95 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,617.84 $869.40 – $3,704.40
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,558.20 $1,050.00 – $3,780.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,541.40 $1,050.00 – $4,074.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,212.95 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,693.58 not published

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