Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys at French Hospital
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452
$11,048.92
Cash price 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.
$28,186.00
Gross charge 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.
$301.48 with CenCal vs $27,622.28 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CenCal | Medicaid|< 21 | $301.48 | ↓ -97% |
| CenCal | Medicaid|> 21 | $301.48 | ↓ -97% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $301.56 | ↓ -97% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $301.56 | ↓ -97% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $301.56 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $301.56 | ↓ -97% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $301.56 | ↓ -97% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $370.92 | ↓ -97% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $370.92 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Gatekeeper | $5,077.00 | ↓ -54% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper | $5,452.00 | ↓ -51% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $5,556.00 | ↓ -50% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $7,439.00 | ↓ -33% |
| MHS HSPCC | Commercial|All Plans | $7,610.22 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|FFS | $8,190.00 | ↓ -26% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $14,093.00 | ↑ +28% |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $15,784.16 | ↑ +43% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $17,475.32 | ↑ +58% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $23,958.10 | ↑ +117% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $23,958.10 | ↑ +117% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Alignment | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $24,231.82 | ↑ +119% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $25,931.12 | ↑ +135% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $27,622.28 | ↑ +150% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $27,622.28 | ↑ +150% |
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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $13,385.72 | $456.23 – $46,866.74 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $11,848.33 | $301.48 – $27,129.34 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $11,195.34 | $301.56 – $24,231.82 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $28,650.27 | $6,200.00 – $89,248.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $21,022.20 | $7,809.00 – $89,248.00 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $33,793.62 | $8,005.00 – $89,248.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $11,393.68 | $301.48 – $32,553.36 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $27,641.49 | $2,995.00 – $26,801.96 |