Oprelvekin injection at SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC.
1010 Murray Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1639101116
$147.15
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.
$1,635.00
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.
$555.90 with HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS vs $2,125.50 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.
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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| HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS | HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS | $555.90 | ↑ +278% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $562.44 | ↑ +282% |
| UHC PPO | UHC PPO | $562.44 | ↑ +282% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $562.44 | ↑ +282% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $640.92 | ↑ +336% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS | $797.88 | ↑ +442% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS | $879.63 | ↑ +498% |
| NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS | NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS | $944.21 | ↑ +542% |
| NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS | NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS | $944.21 | ↑ +542% |
| AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,013.70 | ↑ +589% |
| CENCAL MCAL | CENCAL MCAL | $1,635.00 | ↑ +1011% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $1,635.00 | ↑ +1011% |
| BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL | BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL | $1,965.27 | ↑ +1236% |
| CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS | CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS | $2,125.50 | ↑ +1344% |
| COALINGA-ALL PLANS | COALINGA-ALL PLANS | $2,125.50 | ↑ +1344% |
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Oprelvekin injection at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $447.01 | $304.50 – $1,218.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $614.91 | $1.76 – $1,194.00 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | $335.38 | $134.64 – $1,135.06 |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | $266.84 | $380.82 – $1,089.58 |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom | Folsom | $476.14 | $134.64 – $1,143.53 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $352.52 | $394.94 – $1,129.24 |
| TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Templeton | $249.41 | $3,563.00 – $4,631.90 |
| WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | MONTEBELLO | $386.10 | $503.82 – $7,507.50 |