Remove vertebral body add-on 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

$43.40

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.

$620.00

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.

$159.96 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS vs $495.46 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $159.96 ↑ +269%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $159.96 ↑ +269%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $159.96 ↑ +269%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $159.96 ↑ +269%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $159.96 ↑ +269%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $159.96 ↑ +269%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $159.96 ↑ +269%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $159.96 ↑ +269%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $167.96 ↑ +287%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $175.96 ↑ +305%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $191.95 ↑ +342%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $202.16 ↑ +366%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $202.16 ↑ +366%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $202.16 ↑ +366%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $202.16 ↑ +366%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $207.95 ↑ +379%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $207.95 ↑ +379%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $207.95 ↑ +379%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $213.73 ↑ +392%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $215.95 ↑ +398%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $215.95 ↑ +398%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $215.95 ↑ +398%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $221.43 ↑ +410%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $222.38 ↑ +412%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $228.74 ↑ +427%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $233.06 ↑ +437%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $242.59 ↑ +459%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $242.59 ↑ +459%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $256.50 ↑ +491%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $256.50 ↑ +491%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $256.50 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $302.98 ↑ +598%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $320.18 ↑ +638%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $495.46 ↑ +1042%

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Remove vertebral body add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $117.80 $5.53 – $495.46
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $117.80 $40.00 – $495.46
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $93.00 $70.00 – $525.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $409.20 $40.58 – $320.18
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $186.00 $40.58 – $535.12
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $105.40 $75.00 – $535.12
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $167.40 $40.58 – $525.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $117.80 $45.00 – $462.44

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