Fibrin degradation d dimer quantitative 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

$21.78

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.

$242.00

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.

$5.13 with HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS vs $516.79 with BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS — 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
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $5.13 ↓ -76%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.19 ↓ -76%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $5.19 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $8.11 ↓ -63%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $8.71 ↓ -60%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.18 ↓ -53%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $10.18 ↓ -53%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $10.18 ↓ -53%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $10.18 ↓ -53%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.35 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $12.94 ↓ -41%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $13.23 ↓ -39%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.08 ↓ -31%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $17.19 ↓ -21%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $18.13 ↓ -17%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $18.32 ↓ -16%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $19.06 ↓ -12%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $42.90 ↑ +97%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $42.90 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $516.79 ↑ +2273%

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Fibrin degradation d dimer quantitative at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $246.96 $10.18 – $37.24
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $199.92 $10.00 – $10.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $164.69 $10.18 – $31.77
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $199.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $199.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $199.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $143.52 $7.00 – $7.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $143.52 $7.00 – $7.00

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