Assay of urine sulfate 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

$0.31

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.

$4.39

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.

$1.14 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $52.41 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 $1.14 ↑ +268%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.42 ↑ +358%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1.48 ↑ +377%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $1.64 ↑ +429%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.80 ↑ +481%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.82 ↑ +487%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $2.16 ↑ +597%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $2.20 ↑ +610%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $3.51 ↑ +1032%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $3.60 ↑ +1061%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $3.95 ↑ +1174%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $3.95 ↑ +1174%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3.95 ↑ +1174%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $3.95 ↑ +1174%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.17 ↑ +1245%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.39 ↑ +1316%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.39 ↑ +1316%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $4.39 ↑ +1316%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $4.39 ↑ +1316%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $4.39 ↑ +1316%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +1671%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +1671%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $5.49 ↑ +1671%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +1671%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $5.49 ↑ +1671%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +1671%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +1671%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +1671%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +1671%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6.59 ↑ +2026%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $7.91 ↑ +2452%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $7.91 ↑ +2452%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $9.88 ↑ +3087%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $10.98 ↑ +3442%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $15.77 ↑ +4987%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $47.17 ↑ +15116%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.41 ↑ +16806%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $42.64 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $42.64 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
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