Procalcitonin 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

$32.27

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.

$461.00

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.

$6.11 with BC MCAL vs $180.26 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $6.11 ↓ -81%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.08 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.82 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $9.15 ↓ -72%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.16 ↓ -65%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.30 ↓ -65%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.37 ↓ -59%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $13.61 ↓ -58%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $21.78 ↓ -33%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $22.32 ↓ -31%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $24.50 ↓ -24%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $24.50 ↓ -24%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $24.50 ↓ -24%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $24.50 ↓ -24%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.86 ↓ -20%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -16%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.22 ↓ -16%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $27.22 ↓ -16%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $27.22 ↓ -16%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.22 ↓ -16%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -16%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $27.22 ↓ -16%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -16%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -16%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $27.22 ↓ -16%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $27.22 ↓ -16%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $27.22 ↓ -16%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -16%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $27.22 ↓ -16%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $32.66 ↑ +1%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $39.19 ↑ +21%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $39.19 ↑ +21%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $49.00 ↑ +52%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $54.44 ↑ +69%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $88.99 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $162.23 ↑ +403%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $180.26 ↑ +459%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $110.38 $27.22 – $84.93
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $157.56 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $157.56 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00

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