Allograft umbilical epicord 15 sq cm-q4187-cost per sq cm at Arroyo Grande Hospital

1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1760510937

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$6,012.98

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.

$14,049.00

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.

$223.73 with Partnership Health Plan vs $6,262.20 with MultiPlan — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $223.73 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $223.73 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $338.48 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $338.48 ↓ -94%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $369.15 ↓ -94%
United Commercial|HMO $400.50 ↓ -93%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $400.50 ↓ -93%
United Commercial|Options PPO $405.52 ↓ -93%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $411.93 ↓ -93%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $411.93 ↓ -93%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $762.47 ↓ -87%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $865.86 ↓ -86%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $1,469.70 ↓ -76%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $1,469.70 ↓ -76%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $3,195.00 ↓ -47%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,025.70 ↓ -33%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,920.30 ↓ -18%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $4,920.30 ↓ -18%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,367.60 ↓ -11%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,878.80 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,878.80 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,878.80 ↓ -2%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $5,878.80 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,198.30 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $6,198.30 ↑ +3%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,262.20 ↑ +4%

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Allograft umbilical epicord 15 sq cm-q4187-cost per sq cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $10,064.32 $167.70 – $593.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,507.21 $223.73 – $6,262.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $5,791.31 $200.31 – $14,049.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $5,728.87 $223.73 – $6,887.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $8,359.61 $176.69 – $1,727.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $4,737.11 $160.06 – $1,802.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $5,245.25 $167.67 – $274.62
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $4,737.11 $483.74 – $1,847.00

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