Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$5.25

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.

$75.00

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.

$2.93 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $269.56 with AETNA - ALL 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 $2.93 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.65 ↓ -30%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $3.79 ↓ -28%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.62 ↓ -12%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $5.53 ↑ +5%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $5.64 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $9.02 ↑ +72%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $9.24 ↑ +76%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $10.14 ↑ +93%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $10.14 ↑ +93%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $10.14 ↑ +93%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $10.14 ↑ +93%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.71 ↑ +104%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $11.27 ↑ +115%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $11.27 ↑ +115%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $11.27 ↑ +115%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $11.27 ↑ +115%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $11.27 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $29.45 ↑ +461%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.72 ↑ +523%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $51.87 ↑ +888%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $68.73 ↑ +1209%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1209%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1209%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1209%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1209%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $68.73 ↑ +1209%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1209%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1209%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1209%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $71.23 ↑ +1257%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.23 ↑ +1257%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $71.23 ↑ +1257%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $82.48 ↑ +1471%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $123.72 ↑ +2257%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $137.47 ↑ +2518%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $269.56 ↑ +5034%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $97.24 $13.77 – $234.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00

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