Conversion ext bil drg cath 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

$45.50

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.

$650.00

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.

$167.40 with HEALTHNET MCARE vs $3,812.41 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
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $167.40 ↑ +268%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $167.40 ↑ +268%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $167.40 ↑ +268%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $167.40 ↑ +268%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $167.40 ↑ +268%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $167.40 ↑ +268%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $167.40 ↑ +268%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $167.40 ↑ +268%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $175.77 ↑ +286%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $184.14 ↑ +305%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $200.88 ↑ +341%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $217.62 ↑ +378%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $217.62 ↑ +378%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $217.62 ↑ +378%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $225.99 ↑ +397%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $225.99 ↑ +397%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $225.99 ↑ +397%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $232.00 ↑ +410%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $239.38 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $243.90 ↑ +436%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $263.46 ↑ +479%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $263.46 ↑ +479%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $263.46 ↑ +479%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $298.88 ↑ +557%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $650.00 ↑ +1329%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $650.00 ↑ +1329%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $650.00 ↑ +1329%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $650.00 ↑ +1329%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $650.00 ↑ +1329%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $650.00 ↑ +1329%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $650.00 ↑ +1329%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,713.52 ↑ +3666%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,810.81 ↑ +3880%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,812.41 ↑ +8279%

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Conversion ext bil drg cath at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $12,286.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,075.64 $1,534.87 – $8,890.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $12,286.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $12,286.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $12,286.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,716.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,716.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $12,286.40 not published

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