Acetylcholine receptor modulating antibody at SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC.

1010 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1639101116

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 10, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$4.26

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.

$47.34

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.

$12.05 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $61.54 with COALINGA-ALL PLANS — 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 MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.05 ↑ +183%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.05 ↑ +183%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $12.05 ↑ +183%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $12.05 ↑ +183%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $15.67 ↑ +268%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $16.10 ↑ +278%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.29 ↑ +282%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $16.29 ↑ +282%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $16.29 ↑ +282%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $18.56 ↑ +336%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $21.69 ↑ +409%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $23.10 ↑ +442%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $25.47 ↑ +498%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $27.34 ↑ +542%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $27.34 ↑ +542%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.35 ↑ +589%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $47.34 ↑ +1011%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $53.97 ↑ +1167%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $56.90 ↑ +1236%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $61.54 ↑ +1345%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $61.54 ↑ +1345%

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Acetylcholine receptor modulating antibody at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $9.02 $6.21 – $22.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $22.96 $11.00 – $11.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $10.08 $6.21 – $17.94
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $22.96 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $22.96 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $22.96 $11.00 – $11.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $22.96 $11.00 – $11.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $17.84 $2.41 – $27.16

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