Screening Colonoscopy (average risk) 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

$31.15

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.

$445.00

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.

$3.06 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $542.75 with BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN — 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.06 ↓ -90%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $164.59 ↑ +428%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $164.59 ↑ +428%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $164.59 ↑ +428%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $164.59 ↑ +428%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $164.59 ↑ +428%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $164.59 ↑ +428%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $164.59 ↑ +428%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $164.59 ↑ +428%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $172.82 ↑ +455%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $181.05 ↑ +481%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $197.51 ↑ +534%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $213.97 ↑ +587%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $213.97 ↑ +587%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $222.20 ↑ +613%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $222.20 ↑ +613%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $222.20 ↑ +613%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $222.50 ↑ +614%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $235.36 ↑ +656%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $239.81 ↑ +670%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $248.61 ↑ +698%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $248.61 ↑ +698%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $248.61 ↑ +698%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $266.94 ↑ +757%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $378.25 ↑ +1114%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $445.00 ↑ +1329%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $445.00 ↑ +1329%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $445.00 ↑ +1329%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $445.00 ↑ +1329%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $489.50 ↑ +1471%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $513.59 ↑ +1549%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $534.00 ↑ +1614%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $534.00 ↑ +1614%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $542.75 ↑ +1642%

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Screening Colonoscopy (average risk) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,214.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,214.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,214.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,214.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,700.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,700.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,214.40 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $1,700.40 not published

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