Ot training self care/home management direct contact each 15 minutes 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

$47.16

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.

$524.00

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.

$34.87 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $582.40 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
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.87 ↓ -26%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $34.87 ↓ -26%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $34.87 ↓ -26%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $34.87 ↓ -26%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.33 ↓ -4%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $62.77 ↑ +33%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $152.32 ↑ +223%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $258.72 ↑ +449%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $258.72 ↑ +449%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $273.00 ↑ +479%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $302.00 ↑ +540%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $344.00 ↑ +629%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $347.00 ↑ +636%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $373.00 ↑ +691%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $431.00 ↑ +814%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $448.00 ↑ +850%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $468.00 ↑ +892%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $510.72 ↑ +983%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $538.50 ↑ +1042%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $582.40 ↑ +1135%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $582.40 ↑ +1135%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $201.04 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $208.05 $60.21 – $475.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $201.04 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $201.04 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $201.04 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $122.72 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $122.72 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $201.04 not published

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