Relocation skin pocket pm 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

$2,281.44

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.

$5,820.00

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.

$352.89 with Partnership Health Plan vs $9,533.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $352.89 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $352.89 ↓ -85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $352.89 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $352.89 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $352.89 ↓ -85%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $434.05 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $434.05 ↓ -81%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $556.27 ↓ -76%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $556.27 ↓ -76%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $1,571.40 ↓ -31%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $1,895.85 ↓ -17%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,324.22 ↑ +2%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,910.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $3,259.20 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,608.40 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $4,567.00 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $4,906.00 ↑ +115%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,947.00 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,947.00 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,354.40 ↑ +135%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,556.00 ↑ +144%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,703.60 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,703.60 ↑ +150%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $8,190.00 ↑ +259%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $9,533.00 ↑ +318%

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Relocation skin pocket pm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,630.68 $434.05 – $4,331.90
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,448.16 $352.89 – $5,605.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,744.72 $352.89 – $3,755.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $11,834.04 $2,929.57 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,933.41 $2,653.72 – $9,858.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,661.10 $352.89 – $4,746.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $2,545.92 $2,870.98 – $5,318.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $1,403.52 $2,255.66 – $6,920.00

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