Xpos opn fmrl eprst aor uni add-on 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

$791.45

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.

$2,019.00

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.

$365.70 with BCBS - Anthem vs $15,121.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $365.70 ↓ -54%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $365.70 ↓ -54%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $365.70 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $365.70 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $365.70 ↓ -54%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $401.89 ↓ -49%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $401.89 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $449.81 ↓ -43%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $449.81 ↓ -43%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $545.13 ↓ -31%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,009.50 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $1,130.64 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,251.78 ↑ +58%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,716.15 ↑ +117%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,716.15 ↑ +117%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,857.48 ↑ +135%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,978.62 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $1,978.62 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $7,108.00 ↑ +798%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $7,631.00 ↑ +864%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $10,257.00 ↑ +1196%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,667.00 ↑ +1500%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $15,121.00 ↑ +1811%

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Xpos opn fmrl eprst aor uni add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $891.53 $365.70 – $2,041.34
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,574.88 $10,413.00 – $11,046.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $1,814.88 $4,666.00 – $13,634.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $4,133.70 $365.70 – $8,267.40
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $1,430.27 $361.70 – $2,329.71
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $1,114.08 $5,463.00 – $14,032.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $122.55 $6.01 – $652.02
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $153.60 $70.00 – $685.57

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