Release of ureter 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

$286.30

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.

$4,090.00

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.

$70.00 with CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS vs $1,988.66 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
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $70.00 ↓ -76%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $70.00 ↓ -76%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $70.00 ↓ -76%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $70.00 ↓ -76%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $77.00 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $84.00 ↓ -71%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $84.00 ↓ -71%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,094.31 ↑ +282%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $1,149.03 ↑ +301%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,203.74 ↑ +320%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,313.17 ↑ +359%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,388.03 ↑ +385%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,422.60 ↑ +397%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,422.60 ↑ +397%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,422.60 ↑ +397%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,477.32 ↑ +416%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,477.32 ↑ +416%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,477.32 ↑ +416%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,526.54 ↑ +433%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,564.86 ↑ +447%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,594.41 ↑ +457%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,612.26 ↑ +463%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,612.26 ↑ +463%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,612.26 ↑ +463%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,703.61 ↑ +495%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,800.34 ↑ +529%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,988.66 ↑ +595%

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Release of ureter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $777.10 $34.76 – $1,988.66
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $777.10 $45.00 – $1,988.66
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $613.50 $134.77 – $2,037.27
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,699.40 $70.00 – $1,800.34
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,227.00 $134.77 – $1,945.11
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $695.30 $654.00 – $1,945.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,104.30 $654.00 – $2,037.27
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $777.10 $654.00 – $1,800.34

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