Warde 1015200 kappa light chain free 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

$0.86

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.

$9.50

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.

$3.23 with HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS vs $31.09 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - 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
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $3.23 ↑ +276%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.27 ↑ +280%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $3.27 ↑ +280%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.27 ↑ +280%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3.72 ↑ +333%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $4.64 ↑ +440%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.11 ↑ +494%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXCLUS $5.49 ↑ +538%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXCLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.49 ↑ +538%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.89 ↑ +585%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9.50 ↑ +1005%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $10.83 ↑ +1159%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $11.42 ↑ +1228%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $12.35 ↑ +1336%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $12.35 ↑ +1336%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $17.27 ↑ +1908%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.27 ↑ +1908%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.27 ↑ +1908%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $17.27 ↑ +1908%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.45 ↑ +2510%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $31.09 ↑ +3515%

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Warde 1015200 kappa light chain free at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4.90 $2.30 – $8.33
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5.48 $3.38 – $9.75
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $11.89 $3.45 – $28.50

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