Capsaicin 8% patch 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

$579.32

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.

$8,276.00

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.

$3.42 with MEDI-CAL vs $9,600.16 with HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE — 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.42 ↓ -99%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.42 ↓ -99%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.42 ↓ -99%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -99%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.42 ↓ -99%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $3.42 ↓ -99%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $3.42 ↓ -99%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -99%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRO HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRO $3.54 ↓ -99%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP - ALL OTHER PLANS HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.54 ↓ -99%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRIM HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRIM $3.54 ↓ -99%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $3.76 ↓ -99%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $4.10 ↓ -99%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.10 ↓ -99%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $4.15 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.89 ↓ -99%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $4,965.60 ↑ +757%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5,793.20 ↑ +900%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $7,034.60 ↑ +1114%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $7,349.09 ↑ +1169%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $8,276.00 ↑ +1329%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $9,600.16 ↑ +1557%

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Capsaicin 8% patch at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana $474.54 $3.31 – $7.27
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,572.44 $3.42 – $8,772.56
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $5,462.16 $3.15 – $4.96
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $2,482.80 $3.38 – $8,276.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,406.92 $3.42 – $8,276.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,234.52 $3.38 – $8,276.00
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah $1,655.20 $3.27 – $8,276.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO not published $3.38 – $3.38

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