Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution 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

$88.25

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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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$1,260.69

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.

$6.24 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $1,012.48 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6.24 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.93 ↓ -92%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $10.44 ↓ -88%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $18.05 ↓ -80%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $21.83 ↓ -75%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $21.83 ↓ -75%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $184.22 ↑ +109%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $229.56 ↑ +160%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $238.06 ↑ +170%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $240.90 ↑ +173%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $290.49 ↑ +229%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $294.11 ↑ +233%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $318.83 ↑ +261%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $347.95 ↑ +294%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $566.82 ↑ +542%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $580.99 ↑ +558%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $637.67 ↑ +623%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $637.67 ↑ +623%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $637.67 ↑ +623%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $673.09 ↑ +663%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $708.52 ↑ +703%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $708.52 ↑ +703%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $793.54 ↑ +799%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $885.65 ↑ +904%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,012.48 ↑ +1047%

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Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $94.19 $7.74 – $7.74
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $8.00 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $94.19 $7.74 – $7.74
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $94.19 $7.74 – $7.74
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $94.19 $7.74 – $7.74
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $87.46 $7.74 – $7.74
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $87.46 $7.74 – $7.74
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $94.19 $7.74 – $7.74

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