CMS Price Transparency Data

Screening mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: French Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$259
about 2.1× the $126 Medicare rate · typically $125–$708
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$414
Above the fair price
about $155 over the fair price · 3.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $126 Fair price $259 This hospital $414 Cash price $204 Hospital's list price $520

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $36 Priciest $414

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

A fair price for a Screening mammogram (both breasts) is about $259 (about 2.1× the $126 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $414, or about $204 in cash — above the fair price. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $259. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $217 172%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $119 - $499 94%
Aetnamajor $487 - $520 386%
Cignamajor $473 375%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $302 - $407 239%
Health Net $147 - $291 116%
Molina $119 94%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $119 - $260
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals