Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe 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

$0.70

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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.

$10.00

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.

$2.84 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $11.60 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
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2.84 ↑ +306%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.20 ↑ +357%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.20 ↑ +357%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.20 ↑ +357%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $3.66 ↑ +423%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $6.00 ↑ +757%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7.00 ↑ +900%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $7.48 ↑ +969%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $7.48 ↑ +969%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $7.48 ↑ +969%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $7.48 ↑ +969%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.78 ↑ +1011%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $8.23 ↑ +1076%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $8.50 ↑ +1114%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRIM HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRIM $8.83 ↑ +1161%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP - ALL OTHER PLANS HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.83 ↑ +1161%
HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRO HILL PHYSICIANS GROUP MCARE PRO $8.83 ↑ +1161%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $8.88 ↑ +1169%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $8.98 ↑ +1183%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $8.98 ↑ +1183%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $10.00 ↑ +1329%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $11.60 ↑ +1557%

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Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,764.46 $2.99 – $2.99
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,764.46 $2.99 – $2.99
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,764.46 $2.99 – $2.99
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,764.46 $2.99 – $2.99
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $6,281.29 $2.99 – $2.99
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $6,281.29 $2.99 – $2.99
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,764.46 $2.99 – $2.99
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $6,281.29 $2.99 – $2.99

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