Leishmania antibody 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

$15.11

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.

$38.53

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.

$10.41 with MHS HSPCC vs $38.53 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 $10.41 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
United Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $12.25 ↓ -19%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $14.06 ↓ -7%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $14.06 ↓ -7%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $14.70 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $14.70 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|HMO $14.70 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $15.62 ↑ +3%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $15.62 ↑ +3%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $15.62 ↑ +3%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $15.62 ↑ +3%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $15.62 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $18.50 ↑ +22%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $19.21 ↑ +27%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $19.21 ↑ +27%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $19.27 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $21.58 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $23.89 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $26.21 ↑ +73%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $32.76 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $32.76 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $36.22 ↑ +140%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $36.99 ↑ +145%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $37.09 ↑ +145%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $37.09 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $37.76 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $38.53 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $38.53 ↑ +155%

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Leishmania antibody at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $16.88 $10.41 – $32.49
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $24.84 $2.45 – $37.83
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $16.50 $12.25 – $37.76
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $29.98 $10.89 – $37.76
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $10.75 $5.40 – $38.53
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $16.57 $9.64 – $78.10
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $15.07 $7.71 – $78.10
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $12.57 $7.71 – $38.53

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