Stent/athrectomy/fem/pop/unilat 37227 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

$23,601.54

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.

$60,208.00

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.

$632.81 with CenCal vs $59,003.84 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
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $632.81 ↓ -97%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $632.81 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $632.91 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $632.91 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $632.91 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $632.91 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $632.91 ↓ -97%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $778.48 ↓ -97%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $778.48 ↓ -97%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $5,582.00 ↓ -76%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $5,997.00 ↓ -75%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $7,851.00 ↓ -67%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $11,575.00 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $13,440.00 ↓ -43%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $16,256.16 ↓ -31%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↓ -3%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $30,104.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $33,716.48 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $37,328.96 ↑ +58%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $51,176.80 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $51,176.80 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $55,391.36 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $59,003.84 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $59,003.84 ↑ +150%

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Stent/athrectomy/fem/pop/unilat 37227 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $21,131.75 $957.53 – $43,115.78
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $25,769.03 $632.81 – $59,003.84
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $39,378.32 $632.91 – $39,349.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $38,953.75 $632.91 – $38,857.73
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $18,036.15 $9,256.00 – $89,248.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $18,127.95 $11,036.00 – $89,248.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $11,706.50 $0.80 – $12,749.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $30,182.82 $4,233.00 – $89,248.00

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