Rmvl tv pm lead sgl 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

$3,916.87

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.

$9,992.00

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.

$305.46 with Partnership Health Plan vs $9,792.16 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -92%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $305.46 ↓ -92%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $305.46 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $305.46 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $375.72 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $375.72 ↓ -90%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $481.51 ↓ -88%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $481.51 ↓ -88%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $2,697.84 ↓ -31%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $3,486.22 ↓ -11%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,624.09 ↑ +18%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $4,996.00 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $5,582.00 ↑ +43%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,595.52 ↑ +43%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $5,997.00 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,195.04 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,349.00 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,439.00 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,493.20 ↑ +117%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,493.20 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $9,192.64 ↑ +135%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $9,360.00 ↑ +139%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $9,792.16 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,792.16 ↑ +150%

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Rmvl tv pm lead sgl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,656.43 $375.72 – $8,410.84
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,190.98 $305.46 – $9,596.16
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,459.42 $305.46 – $9,599.29
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,435.18 $5,305.96 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,886.71 $4,806.35 – $27,307.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,674.23 $305.46 – $7,640.64
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $5,202.00 $3,423.00 – $11,377.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,813.28 $4,085.40 – $8,891.76

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