Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath 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

$37.38

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.

$534.00

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.

$37.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,654.78 with BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL 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 $37.00 ↓ -1%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $37.00 ↓ -1%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $37.00 ↓ -1%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $37.00 ↓ -1%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $40.70 ↑ +9%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $44.40 ↑ +19%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $44.40 ↑ +19%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $101.66 ↑ +172%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.68 ↑ +239%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $131.38 ↑ +251%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $148.55 ↑ +297%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $148.55 ↑ +297%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $148.55 ↑ +297%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $148.55 ↑ +297%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $148.55 ↑ +297%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $148.55 ↑ +297%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $148.55 ↑ +297%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $148.55 ↑ +297%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $155.98 ↑ +317%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $160.31 ↑ +329%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $163.41 ↑ +337%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $178.26 ↑ +377%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $182.56 ↑ +388%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $184.57 ↑ +394%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $192.02 ↑ +414%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $193.12 ↑ +417%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $193.12 ↑ +417%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $193.12 ↑ +417%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $195.50 ↑ +423%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $200.54 ↑ +436%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $211.04 ↑ +465%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $211.04 ↑ +465%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $211.04 ↑ +465%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $212.43 ↑ +468%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $282.54 ↑ +656%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $313.93 ↑ +740%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $351.90 ↑ +841%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $827.39 ↑ +2113%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,654.78 ↑ +4327%

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Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,463.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $686.35 $215.45 – $1,452.04
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,463.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,463.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,463.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,383.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,383.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,463.20 not published

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