Ecg 12 lead tracing only 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

$138.24

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.

$1,536.00

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.

$75.74 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,765.40 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 $75.74 ↓ -45%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $75.74 ↓ -45%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $75.74 ↓ -45%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $75.74 ↓ -45%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $98.46 ↓ -29%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $136.33 ↓ -1%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $426.00 ↑ +208%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $461.72 ↑ +234%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $490.00 ↑ +254%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $532.34 ↑ +285%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $615.00 ↑ +345%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $662.70 ↑ +379%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $730.60 ↑ +429%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $784.25 ↑ +467%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $784.25 ↑ +467%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $841.96 ↑ +509%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,358.00 ↑ +882%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $1,548.12 ↑ +1020%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $1,632.32 ↑ +1081%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $1,765.40 ↑ +1177%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $1,765.40 ↑ +1177%

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Ecg 12 lead tracing only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $426.89 $18.82 – $992.74
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $380.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $324.56 $12.56 – $225.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $380.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $380.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $380.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $338.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $338.00 not published

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