Partial removal of sternum 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

$120.26

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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.

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$1,718.00

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.

$60.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,044.08 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 $60.00 ↓ -50%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $60.00 ↓ -50%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $60.00 ↓ -50%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↓ -50%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $66.00 ↓ -45%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $72.00 ↓ -40%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $72.00 ↓ -40%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +314%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $497.47 ↑ +314%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +314%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +314%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $497.47 ↑ +314%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $497.47 ↑ +314%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $497.47 ↑ +314%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +314%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $522.34 ↑ +334%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $547.22 ↑ +355%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $573.44 ↑ +377%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $596.96 ↑ +396%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $624.22 ↑ +419%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $646.71 ↑ +438%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $646.71 ↑ +438%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $646.71 ↑ +438%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $671.58 ↑ +458%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $671.58 ↑ +458%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $671.58 ↑ +458%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $677.65 ↑ +463%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $677.65 ↑ +463%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $677.65 ↑ +463%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $711.38 ↑ +492%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $724.81 ↑ +503%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $790.37 ↑ +557%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $835.25 ↑ +595%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,044.08 ↑ +768%

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Partial removal of sternum at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $882.45 $342.78 – $1,298.50
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $326.42 $14.61 – $1,044.08
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $326.42 $497.47 – $4,208.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $257.70 $486.93 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,133.88 $497.47 – $835.25
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $515.40 $112.06 – $1,083.63
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $292.06 $112.06 – $1,083.63
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $463.86 $486.93 – $1,063.57

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