Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$434.43

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.

$4,827.00

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.

$416.78 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $6,275.10 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $416.78 ↓ -4%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $416.78 ↓ -4%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $416.78 ↓ -4%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $416.78 ↓ -4%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $485.56 ↑ +12%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $541.81 ↑ +25%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $574.61 ↑ +32%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $750.20 ↑ +73%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $995.00 ↑ +129%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $1,293.50 ↑ +198%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $1,641.18 ↑ +278%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,660.49 ↑ +282%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $1,660.49 ↑ +282%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,660.49 ↑ +282%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,892.18 ↑ +336%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,596.93 ↑ +498%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,787.59 ↑ +542%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $5,502.78 ↑ +1167%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $5,802.05 ↑ +1236%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $6,275.10 ↑ +1344%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,113.68 $77.22 – $1,262.44
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,125.60 $386.00 – $386.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $125.27 $77.22 – $1,105.85
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,125.60 $386.00 – $386.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,125.60 $386.00 – $386.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,125.60 $386.00 – $386.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $995.28 $287.00 – $287.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $995.28 $287.00 – $287.00

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