Implant cartilage 10mm synthetic 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

$662.83

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.

$9,469.00

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.

$341.38 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $1,876.28 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
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $341.38 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $425.41 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $441.17 ↓ -33%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $517.72 ↓ -22%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $534.92 ↓ -19%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $538.33 ↓ -19%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $545.03 ↓ -18%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $545.03 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $644.81 ↓ -3%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $656.50 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $844.78 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $938.66 ↑ +42%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,050.40 ↑ +58%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,076.66 ↑ +62%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,181.70 ↑ +78%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,181.70 ↑ +78%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,181.70 ↑ +78%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,181.70 ↑ +78%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,247.35 ↑ +88%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $1,313.00 ↑ +98%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,313.00 ↑ +98%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $1,470.56 ↑ +122%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $1,641.25 ↑ +148%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,876.28 ↑ +183%

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Implant cartilage 10mm synthetic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $12,313.56 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $78,244.76 $906.72 – $2,946.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $12,313.56 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $12,313.56 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $12,313.56 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $11,434.02 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $11,434.02 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $12,313.56 not published

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