Generator barostim neo2 2014 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

$17,887.50

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.

$198,750.00

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.

$12,059.67 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $92,766.70 with CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $12,059.67 ↓ -33%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,298.40 ↓ -9%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $16,298.40 ↓ -9%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $16,298.40 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $16,698.01 ↓ -7%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $16,698.01 ↓ -7%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $19,266.93 ↑ +8%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $20,694.11 ↑ +16%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $33,717.13 ↑ +88%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $33,717.13 ↑ +88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $71,359.00 ↑ +299%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $81,349.26 ↑ +355%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $85,773.52 ↑ +380%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $92,766.70 ↑ +419%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $92,766.70 ↑ +419%

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Generator barostim neo2 2014 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $70,323.63 $7,625.84 – $39,333.28
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $31,681.12 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $72,028.23 $9,631.92 – $31,303.74
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $31,681.12 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $31,681.12 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $31,681.12 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $29,418.18 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $29,418.18 not published

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