Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate each organism 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

$2.46

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.

$35.09

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.

$5.99 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $453.56 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
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.99 ↑ +143%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $6.35 ↑ +158%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.47 ↑ +204%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $7.74 ↑ +215%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.45 ↑ +284%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.57 ↑ +289%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.32 ↑ +360%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $11.53 ↑ +369%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $18.44 ↑ +650%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $18.90 ↑ +668%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $20.75 ↑ +743%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $20.75 ↑ +743%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $20.75 ↑ +743%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $20.75 ↑ +743%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.90 ↑ +790%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $23.05 ↑ +837%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $23.05 ↑ +837%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $23.05 ↑ +837%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $23.05 ↑ +837%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $23.05 ↑ +837%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $35.09 ↑ +1326%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $35.09 ↑ +1326%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $35.09 ↑ +1326%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $35.09 ↑ +1326%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $35.09 ↑ +1326%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $35.09 ↑ +1326%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $35.09 ↑ +1326%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $35.09 ↑ +1326%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $35.09 ↑ +1326%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $42.11 ↑ +1612%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $50.53 ↑ +1954%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $50.53 ↑ +1954%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $63.16 ↑ +2467%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $70.18 ↑ +2753%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $116.60 ↑ +4640%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $408.21 ↑ +16494%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $453.56 ↑ +18337%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $308.00 $32.00 – $32.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $124.40 $21.63 – $93.11
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $308.00 $32.00 – $32.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $308.00 $32.00 – $32.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $308.00 $32.00 – $32.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $123.76 $24.00 – $24.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $123.76 $24.00 – $24.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $308.00 $32.00 – $32.00

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