Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC

975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1316938301

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 2, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$348.46

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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.

$4,978.00

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.

$68.12 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $304.00 with BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS — 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
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $68.12 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $84.89 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $88.03 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $89.72 ↓ -74%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $89.72 ↓ -74%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $89.72 ↓ -74%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $89.72 ↓ -74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $92.70 ↓ -73%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -73%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -73%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $92.70 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $92.70 ↓ -73%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $92.70 ↓ -73%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -73%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $97.34 ↓ -72%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $98.69 ↓ -72%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $101.97 ↓ -71%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.42 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $107.66 ↓ -69%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $107.66 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $111.24 ↓ -68%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $120.51 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $120.51 ↓ -65%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.51 ↓ -65%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $125.15 ↓ -64%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $125.15 ↓ -64%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $126.50 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $128.67 ↓ -63%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $132.56 ↓ -62%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $135.59 ↓ -61%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $144.25 ↓ -59%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $144.25 ↓ -59%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.25 ↓ -59%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $155.04 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $189.32 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $210.36 ↓ -40%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $235.80 ↓ -32%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $304.00 ↓ -13%

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $635.54 $126.81 – $2,072.04
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,559.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,559.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,835.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,835.60 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $840.39 $148.04 – $1,167.88
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $2,559.20 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $2,559.20 not published

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