IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC.
1010 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1639101116
$163.44
Cash price 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.
$1,816.00
Gross charge 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.
$273.09 with UHC MCR ADV vs $2,002.53 with BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $273.09 | ↑ +67% |
| CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | $273.09 | ↑ +67% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS | $273.09 | ↑ +67% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $273.09 | ↑ +67% |
| CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $355.02 | ↑ +117% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $491.56 | ↑ +201% |
| HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS | HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS | $566.44 | ↑ +247% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $645.00 | ↑ +295% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $653.07 | ↑ +300% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS | $678.42 | ↑ +315% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS | $690.03 | ↑ +322% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $743.00 | ↑ +355% |
| NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS | NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS | $816.59 | ↑ +400% |
| UHC PPO | UHC PPO | $931.00 | ↑ +470% |
| NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS | NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS | $962.12 | ↑ +489% |
| AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,032.92 | ↑ +532% |
| CENCAL MCAL | CENCAL MCAL | $1,611.96 | ↑ +886% |
| COALINGA-ALL PLANS | COALINGA-ALL PLANS | $1,639.30 | ↑ +903% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $1,666.00 | ↑ +919% |
| CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS | CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS | $1,838.20 | ↑ +1025% |
| BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL | BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL | $2,002.53 | ↑ +1125% |
Visitor-reported prices
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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $452.37 | $71.83 – $837.90 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $840.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $646.49 | $88.35 – $1,951.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $840.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $840.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $840.00 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $478.40 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $478.40 | not published |