Sincalide 5 mcg solution for injection 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

$392.79

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.

$1,002.00

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.

$40.50 with MHS HSPCC vs $150.00 with United — 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
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $40.50 ↓ -90%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $75.00 ↓ -81%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $84.00 ↓ -79%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $93.00 ↓ -76%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $105.00 ↓ -73%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $105.00 ↓ -73%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $122.35 ↓ -69%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $122.35 ↓ -69%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $127.50 ↓ -68%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $127.50 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $143.26 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $143.26 ↓ -64%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $143.26 ↓ -64%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $143.26 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $143.26 ↓ -64%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $144.00 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $145.50 ↓ -63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $147.00 ↓ -63%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $150.00 ↓ -62%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $150.00 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $150.00 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|HMO $150.00 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $150.00 ↓ -62%

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Sincalide 5 mcg solution for injection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $131.84 $76.48 – $246.41
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $428.86 $67.50 – $150.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $242.27 $27.60 – $143.26
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $239.66 $27.60 – $69.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $430.74 $77.49 – $308.01
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $430.74 $92.44 – $308.01
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $156.71 $17.94 – $473.04
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $893.15 $108.24 – $441.98

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