Assay of corticosterone 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

$1.40

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.

$20.02

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.

$5.21 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $239.48 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 $5.21 ↑ +272%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.49 ↑ +364%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $6.73 ↑ +381%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.21 ↑ +486%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.31 ↑ +494%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $8.40 ↑ +500%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $9.83 ↑ +602%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $10.01 ↑ +615%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $16.02 ↑ +1044%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $16.42 ↑ +1073%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $18.02 ↑ +1187%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $18.02 ↑ +1187%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $18.02 ↑ +1187%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $18.02 ↑ +1187%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.02 ↑ +1259%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $20.02 ↑ +1330%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $20.02 ↑ +1330%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $20.02 ↑ +1330%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $20.02 ↑ +1330%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $20.02 ↑ +1330%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $22.52 ↑ +1509%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $22.52 ↑ +1509%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $22.52 ↑ +1509%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $22.52 ↑ +1509%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $22.52 ↑ +1509%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $22.52 ↑ +1509%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.52 ↑ +1509%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.52 ↑ +1509%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $22.52 ↑ +1509%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $27.02 ↑ +1830%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $32.42 ↑ +2216%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $32.42 ↑ +2216%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $40.54 ↑ +2796%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $45.04 ↑ +3117%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $74.80 ↑ +5243%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $215.53 ↑ +15295%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $239.48 ↑ +17006%

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Assay of corticosterone at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $174.72 $15.00 – $15.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $174.72 $15.00 – $15.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $20.66 $4.50 – $33.03

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