Lactation class 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

$17.71

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.

$253.00

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.

$13.52 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $93.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - 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 $13.52 ↓ -24%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.85 ↓ -5%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $17.47 ↓ -1%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $21.18 ↑ +20%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.32 ↑ +20%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $25.54 ↑ +44%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $26.00 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $33.46 ↑ +89%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.17 ↑ +110%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $41.60 ↑ +135%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $42.64 ↑ +141%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $46.80 ↑ +164%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $46.80 ↑ +164%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $46.80 ↑ +164%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $46.80 ↑ +164%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.40 ↑ +179%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $52.00 ↑ +194%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $52.00 ↑ +194%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $58.24 ↑ +229%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $65.00 ↑ +267%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $74.31 ↑ +320%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $83.00 ↑ +369%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $88.00 ↑ +397%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.00 ↑ +425%

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Lactation class at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $24.40 $20.00 – $40.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $22.74 $10.80 – $39.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $161.39 $217.50 – $348.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $159.65 $217.50 – $435.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $104.96 $74.97 – $292.74
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $213.73 $249.00 – $415.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City $175.45 $30.10 – $19,277.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $178.45 $103.75 – $415.00

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