Inj, releuko 1 mcg at Arroyo Grande Hospital
1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1760510937
$1,306.69
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.
$3,053.00
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.
$858.60 with Cigna vs $1,908.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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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| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $858.60 | ↓ -34% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $858.60 | ↓ -34% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $954.00 | ↓ -27% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,202.04 | ↓ -8% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,602.72 | ↑ +23% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $1,679.04 | ↑ +28% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,698.12 | ↑ +30% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,755.36 | ↑ +34% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $1,774.44 | ↑ +36% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $1,812.60 | ↑ +39% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,869.84 | ↑ +43% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $1,888.92 | ↑ +45% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $1,908.00 | ↑ +46% |
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Inj, releuko 1 mcg at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $401.21 | $0.22 – $171.90 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $996.25 | $241.87 – $916.23 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $446.28 | $100.00 – $752.40 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $519.53 | $0.32 – $0.92 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $519.53 | $0.32 – $0.92 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $519.53 | $0.82 – $0.89 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $519.53 | $0.31 – $0.92 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $503.56 | $0.27 – $0.92 |