Remove part of neck vertebra 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

$252.14

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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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$3,602.00

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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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$620.25 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,938.66 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $620.25 ↑ +146%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $620.25 ↑ +146%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $620.25 ↑ +146%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $620.25 ↑ +146%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $682.28 ↑ +171%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $744.30 ↑ +195%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $744.30 ↑ +195%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $998.57 ↑ +296%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $998.57 ↑ +296%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $998.57 ↑ +296%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $998.57 ↑ +296%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $998.57 ↑ +296%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $998.57 ↑ +296%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $998.57 ↑ +296%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $998.57 ↑ +296%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $1,048.50 ↑ +316%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,098.43 ↑ +336%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,178.71 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,198.28 ↑ +375%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,219.95 ↑ +384%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,298.14 ↑ +415%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,298.14 ↑ +415%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,298.14 ↑ +415%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,348.07 ↑ +435%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,348.07 ↑ +435%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,348.07 ↑ +435%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,396.12 ↑ +454%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,396.12 ↑ +454%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,396.12 ↑ +454%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,398.42 ↑ +455%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,427.96 ↑ +466%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,454.92 ↑ +477%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,477.82 ↑ +486%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,938.66 ↑ +669%

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Remove part of neck vertebra at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $684.38 $30.10 – $1,938.66
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $684.38 $70.00 – $9,332.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $540.30 $123.98 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,377.32 $620.25 – $1,477.82
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,080.60 $123.98 – $2,012.11
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $612.34 $35.00 – $2,012.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $972.54 $123.98 – $1,974.85
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $684.38 $620.25 – $1,738.98

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