Appendectomy/open/rup/w/absc/peri 44960 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

$205.24

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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$2,932.00

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.

$101.27 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,486.55 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $101.27 ↓ -51%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $101.27 ↓ -51%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $101.27 ↓ -51%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $101.27 ↓ -51%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $111.40 ↓ -46%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $121.52 ↓ -41%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $121.52 ↓ -41%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $798.06 ↑ +289%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $798.06 ↑ +289%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $798.06 ↑ +289%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $798.06 ↑ +289%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $798.06 ↑ +289%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $798.06 ↑ +289%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $798.06 ↑ +289%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $798.06 ↑ +289%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $837.96 ↑ +308%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $877.87 ↑ +328%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $957.67 ↑ +367%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $983.92 ↑ +379%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,037.48 ↑ +405%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,037.48 ↑ +405%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,037.48 ↑ +405%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,053.79 ↑ +413%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,077.38 ↑ +425%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,077.38 ↑ +425%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,077.38 ↑ +425%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,099.89 ↑ +436%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,141.23 ↑ +456%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,162.34 ↑ +466%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,162.77 ↑ +467%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,185.54 ↑ +478%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,185.54 ↑ +478%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,185.54 ↑ +478%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,486.55 ↑ +624%

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Appendectomy/open/rup/w/absc/peri 44960 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,562.44 $580.60 – $2,299.08
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $557.08 $25.56 – $1,486.55
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $479.25 $65.00 – $1,751.34
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $557.08 $469.00 – $1,486.55
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $439.80 $35.00 – $1,549.57
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,935.12 $70.00 – $1,185.54
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $879.60 $469.00 – $1,494.02
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $498.44 $469.00 – $1,494.02

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