Assay of feces porphyrins 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

$2.74

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.

$39.11

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.

$7.21 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $280.12 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 $7.21 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.98 ↑ +228%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $9.32 ↑ +240%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $9.69 ↑ +254%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.37 ↑ +315%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.51 ↑ +320%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.62 ↑ +397%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $13.87 ↑ +406%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $22.18 ↑ +709%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $22.74 ↑ +730%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $24.96 ↑ +811%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $24.96 ↑ +811%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $24.96 ↑ +811%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $24.96 ↑ +811%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.34 ↑ +861%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.73 ↑ +912%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.73 ↑ +912%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $27.73 ↑ +912%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $27.73 ↑ +912%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $27.73 ↑ +912%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +1327%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +1327%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $39.11 ↑ +1327%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +1327%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $39.11 ↑ +1327%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +1327%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +1327%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +1327%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +1327%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $46.93 ↑ +1613%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $56.32 ↑ +1955%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $56.32 ↑ +1955%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $70.40 ↑ +2469%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $78.22 ↑ +2755%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $84.65 ↑ +2989%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $252.11 ↑ +9101%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $280.12 ↑ +10123%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00

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