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

$58.66

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.

$838.00

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.

$53.24 with MEDI-CAL vs $675.39 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 $53.24 ↓ -9%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $53.24 ↓ -9%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $53.24 ↓ -9%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $53.24 ↓ -9%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $58.56 ↓ -0%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $63.89 ↑ +9%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $63.89 ↑ +9%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $218.94 ↑ +273%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $218.94 ↑ +273%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $218.94 ↑ +273%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $218.94 ↑ +273%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $218.94 ↑ +273%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $218.94 ↑ +273%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $218.94 ↑ +273%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $218.94 ↑ +273%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $229.89 ↑ +292%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $240.83 ↑ +311%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $262.73 ↑ +348%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $284.62 ↑ +385%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $284.62 ↑ +385%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $284.62 ↑ +385%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $291.45 ↑ +397%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $295.57 ↑ +404%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $295.57 ↑ +404%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $295.57 ↑ +404%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $303.44 ↑ +417%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $313.08 ↑ +434%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $319.00 ↑ +444%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $344.63 ↑ +488%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $344.63 ↑ +488%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $344.63 ↑ +488%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $412.78 ↑ +604%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $436.22 ↑ +644%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $675.39 ↑ +1051%

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Remove vertebral body add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $159.22 $7.43 – $675.39
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $159.22 $53.24 – $675.39
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $125.70 $70.00 – $715.72
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $553.08 $218.94 – $436.22
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $251.40 $75.00 – $729.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $142.46 $218.94 – $729.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $226.26 $45.00 – $715.72
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $159.22 $45.00 – $630.38

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