Alpha-fetoprotein tumor marker 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

$19.39

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.

$277.00

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.

$3.13 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $184.48 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER 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 $3.13 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.90 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $4.04 ↓ -79%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.93 ↓ -75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.99 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $5.91 ↓ -70%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $6.02 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $9.62 ↓ -50%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $9.86 ↓ -49%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $10.83 ↓ -44%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $10.83 ↓ -44%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $10.83 ↓ -44%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $10.83 ↓ -44%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.43 ↓ -41%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↓ -38%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $12.03 ↓ -38%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $12.03 ↓ -38%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $12.03 ↓ -38%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $12.03 ↓ -38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $16.77 ↓ -14%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $16.77 ↓ -14%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $16.77 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $16.77 ↓ -14%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $16.77 ↓ -14%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $16.77 ↓ -14%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $16.77 ↓ -14%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.77 ↓ -14%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16.77 ↓ -14%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $20.12 ↑ +4%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $23.41 ↑ +21%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $24.14 ↑ +24%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $24.14 ↑ +24%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.19 ↑ +56%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $33.54 ↑ +73%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $55.75 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $166.03 ↑ +756%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $184.48 ↑ +851%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $117.04 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $21.90 $2.16 – $44.49
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $117.04 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $117.04 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $117.04 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $26.00 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $26.00 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $117.04 $16.00 – $16.00

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