French Hospital Medical Center
1911 Johnson Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
92%Self-pay discount
92% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 7,872 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 6.2× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 98
- Ownership
- Nonprofit (church)
- Health system
- Dignity Health
- Medicare ID
- 050232
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.3× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.2× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.5× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.7× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.0× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Speech therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.7× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.1× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.1× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.6× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.1× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.1× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.6× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $194 cash price | $496 61% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $85.85 cash price | $219 61% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $52.53 cash price | $134 61% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $39.60 cash price | $101 61% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $21.17 cash price | $54.00 61% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $114 cash price | $292 61% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $449 cash price | $1,146 61% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 050232, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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