Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$70.79

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.

$165.38

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.

$28.64 with CenCal vs $165.38 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.

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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 Medicaid|< 21 $28.64 ↓ -60%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $28.64 ↓ -60%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $28.64 ↓ -60%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $28.64 ↓ -60%
United Commercial|HMO $40.61 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $40.61 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $40.61 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|Options PPO $40.61 ↓ -43%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $40.78 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $43.33 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $43.33 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
United Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↑ +7%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $82.69 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $90.93 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $90.93 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $104.19 ↑ +47%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $104.19 ↑ +47%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $138.92 ↑ +96%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|FFS $145.54 ↑ +106%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $152.15 ↑ +115%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $152.92 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $152.92 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $152.92 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $160.42 ↑ +127%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $162.08 ↑ +129%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $165.38 ↑ +134%

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Pretreat rbc absorption reference at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $69.21 $35.37 – $102.18
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $144.60 $11.88 – $220.19
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $219.30 $66.86 – $146.90
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $110.15 $21.74 – $82.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $64.83 $28.64 – $162.08
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $58.44 $28.06 – $101.42
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $57.81 $28.06 – $101.42
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $219.30 $66.86 – $185.65

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