Brain image w/flow < 4 views 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

$476.42

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.

$6,806.00

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.

$89.81 with BC MCAL vs $3,232.85 with HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $89.81 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $197.65 ↓ -59%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $197.65 ↓ -59%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $221.36 ↓ -54%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $247.06 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $282.44 ↓ -41%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $527.28 ↑ +11%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $527.28 ↑ +11%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $527.28 ↑ +11%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $527.28 ↑ +11%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $527.28 ↑ +11%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $527.28 ↑ +11%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $527.28 ↑ +11%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $527.28 ↑ +11%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $527.28 ↑ +11%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $575.20 ↑ +21%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $575.20 ↑ +21%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $575.20 ↑ +21%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $632.74 ↑ +33%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $884.78 ↑ +86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $949.11 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $951.06 ↑ +100%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,054.57 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,056.74 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,102.57 ↑ +131%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,143.41 ↑ +140%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,395.23 ↑ +193%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,671.21 ↑ +251%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,701.50 ↑ +257%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2,240.18 ↑ +370%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $2,722.40 ↑ +471%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $2,790.46 ↑ +486%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $3,062.70 ↑ +543%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3,062.70 ↑ +543%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $3,062.70 ↑ +543%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $3,062.70 ↑ +543%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,232.85 ↑ +579%

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