Cytopath c/v manual 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

$1.30

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.

$18.54

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.

$4.82 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $56.85 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 $4.82 ↑ +271%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.01 ↑ +362%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $6.23 ↑ +379%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.60 ↑ +485%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $9.11 ↑ +601%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $9.27 ↑ +613%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $12.67 ↑ +875%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $14.83 ↑ +1041%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $15.20 ↑ +1069%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $16.50 ↑ +1169%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $16.50 ↑ +1169%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +1184%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +1184%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +1184%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +1184%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.61 ↑ +1255%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $18.48 ↑ +1322%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $18.54 ↑ +1326%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +1326%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +1326%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +1326%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $18.54 ↑ +1326%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +1326%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +1326%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $18.54 ↑ +1326%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $18.54 ↑ +1326%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +1326%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +1326%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $21.77 ↑ +1575%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.77 ↑ +1575%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $21.77 ↑ +1575%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $22.25 ↑ +1612%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.37 ↑ +2467%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $35.10 ↑ +2600%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $37.08 ↑ +2752%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $51.17 ↑ +3836%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.85 ↑ +4273%

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Cytopath c/v manual at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $56.56 $19.00 – $19.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $56.56 $19.00 – $19.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $56.56 $19.00 – $19.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $56.56 $19.00 – $19.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $82.16 $15.00 – $15.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $82.16 $15.00 – $15.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $56.56 $19.00 – $19.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $82.16 $15.00 – $15.00

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