Shave sgl skin lsn t/a/l 1.1-2.0cm 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

$236.38

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.

$603.00

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.

$44.86 with Partnership Health Plan vs $7,631.00 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $44.86 ↓ -81%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $44.86 ↓ -81%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $44.86 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $44.86 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $44.86 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $55.18 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $55.18 ↓ -77%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $70.72 ↓ -70%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $70.72 ↓ -70%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $162.81 ↓ -31%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $204.14 ↓ -14%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
United Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +7%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $331.65 ↑ +40%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $337.68 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $373.86 ↑ +58%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $512.55 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $512.55 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $554.76 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $590.94 ↑ +150%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1,282.00 ↑ +442%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $1,890.00 ↑ +700%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,243.00 ↑ +2118%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,432.00 ↑ +2198%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $7,108.00 ↑ +2907%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $7,631.00 ↑ +3128%

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Shave sgl skin lsn t/a/l 1.1-2.0cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $282.20 $55.18 – $544.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $258.09 $44.86 – $590.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $140.53 $44.86 – $206.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $202.57 $44.86 – $436.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $200.39 $44.86 – $431.34
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $292.23 $1,333.00 – $8,222.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $322.82 $44.86 – $922.32
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $444.24 $76.26 – $559.58

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