Pretreat rbc w enzyme reference 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

$64.83

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.

$165.38

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.

$24.79 with Molina vs $331.11 with MHS Hospice — 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
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $24.79 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $24.79 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $30.49 ↓ -53%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $30.49 ↓ -53%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $44.66 ↓ -31%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $71.30 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $71.30 ↑ +10%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $79.39 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $82.69 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $92.62 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $94.09 ↑ +45%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $102.54 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $112.46 ↑ +73%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $140.58 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $140.58 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $155.46 ↑ +140%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $158.77 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $162.08 ↑ +150%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|HMO $165.38 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $165.38 ↑ +155%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $165.38 ↑ +155%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $165.38 ↑ +155%
United Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +236%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $331.11 ↑ +411%

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Pretreat rbc w enzyme reference at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $134.47 $37.50 – $435.46
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $110.72 $28.51 – $155.20
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $70.89 $83.52 – $566.82
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $70.79 $24.79 – $165.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $164.51 $24.79 – $102.90
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $130.60 $24.28 – $150.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $129.19 $24.28 – $150.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $70.89 $117.79 – $566.82

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