Cell marker study 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

$6.16

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.

$87.98

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.

$22.87 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $230.40 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 $22.87 ↑ +271%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.51 ↑ +363%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $29.56 ↑ +380%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.07 ↑ +486%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $43.21 ↑ +601%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $43.99 ↑ +614%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1016%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1016%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1016%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1016%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $68.73 ↑ +1016%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1016%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $68.73 ↑ +1016%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $68.73 ↑ +1016%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $68.73 ↑ +1016%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $70.38 ↑ +1043%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $71.23 ↑ +1056%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.23 ↑ +1056%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $71.23 ↑ +1056%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $72.14 ↑ +1071%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $79.18 ↑ +1185%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $79.18 ↑ +1185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $79.18 ↑ +1185%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $79.18 ↑ +1185%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $82.48 ↑ +1239%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.58 ↑ +1257%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $87.98 ↑ +1328%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $87.98 ↑ +1328%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $87.98 ↑ +1328%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $87.98 ↑ +1328%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $87.98 ↑ +1328%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $96.91 ↑ +1473%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $118.26 ↑ +1820%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $123.72 ↑ +1908%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $131.40 ↑ +2033%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $137.47 ↑ +2132%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $230.40 ↑ +3640%

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