I&d abscess posterior spine l/s/ls-22015 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

$229.04

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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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$3,272.00

Gross charge

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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.

$658.23 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,715.61 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $658.23 ↑ +187%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $658.23 ↑ +187%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $658.23 ↑ +187%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $658.23 ↑ +187%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $724.05 ↑ +216%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $789.88 ↑ +245%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $789.88 ↑ +245%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $910.15 ↑ +297%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $910.15 ↑ +297%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $910.15 ↑ +297%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $910.15 ↑ +297%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $910.15 ↑ +297%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $910.15 ↑ +297%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $910.15 ↑ +297%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $910.15 ↑ +297%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $955.66 ↑ +317%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,001.17 ↑ +337%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,064.19 ↑ +365%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,079.57 ↑ +371%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,092.18 ↑ +377%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,165.27 ↑ +409%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,183.20 ↑ +417%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,183.20 ↑ +417%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,183.20 ↑ +417%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,228.70 ↑ +436%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,228.70 ↑ +436%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,228.70 ↑ +436%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,231.44 ↑ +438%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,265.31 ↑ +452%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,265.31 ↑ +452%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,265.31 ↑ +452%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,301.51 ↑ +468%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,326.09 ↑ +479%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,715.61 ↑ +649%

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I&d abscess posterior spine l/s/ls-22015 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $621.68 $27.28 – $1,715.61
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $545.40 $658.23 – $1,958.97
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $621.68 $131.79 – $9,332.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $490.80 $30.00 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,159.52 $131.79 – $1,326.09
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $981.60 $35.00 – $1,780.60
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $556.24 $30.00 – $1,780.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $883.44 $65.00 – $1,747.64

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