Myelography via inj w/s&i lumbosacral 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

$611.38

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.

$8,734.00

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.

$100.66 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV vs $4,763.70 with THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL 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
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $100.66 ↓ -84%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $100.66 ↓ -84%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $100.66 ↓ -84%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $100.66 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $100.66 ↓ -84%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $100.66 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $100.66 ↓ -84%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $100.66 ↓ -84%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $105.69 ↓ -83%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $110.73 ↓ -82%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $120.79 ↓ -80%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $130.86 ↓ -79%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $130.86 ↓ -79%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $130.86 ↓ -79%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $135.89 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $135.89 ↓ -78%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.89 ↓ -78%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $139.65 ↓ -77%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $143.94 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $146.66 ↓ -76%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $150.21 ↓ -75%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $160.02 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $160.02 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $160.02 ↓ -74%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $255.76 ↓ -58%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $365.25 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $385.99 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $855.33 ↑ +40%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $1,033.96 ↑ +69%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,376.18 ↑ +125%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,067.92 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,824.72 ↑ +526%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $4,763.70 ↑ +679%

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Myelography via inj w/s&i lumbosacral at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,545.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $962.29 $593.19 – $1,859.28
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,545.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,545.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,545.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,794.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,794.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,545.60 not published

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