CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: French Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$294

about 1.9× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $146–$785

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$210

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $84 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $294 This hospital $210 Cash price $97 Hospital's list price $247

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $48 Priciest $210

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $294 (about 1.9× the $157 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $210, or about $97 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$221 - $247	141%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$148 - $237	94%
Aetnamajor	$221 - $247	141%
Cignamajor	$573	365%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$137 - $436	87%
Health Net	$124 - $182	79%
Molina	$148	94%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$110 - $149

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 97), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm French Hospital Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at French Hospital Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.