Surgical opening of stomach 43500 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

$185.36

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$2,648.00

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$435.22 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,336.32 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

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 $435.22 ↑ +135%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $435.22 ↑ +135%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $435.22 ↑ +135%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $435.22 ↑ +135%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $478.74 ↑ +158%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $522.26 ↑ +182%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $522.26 ↑ +182%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +294%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +294%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +294%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +294%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $730.34 ↑ +294%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $730.34 ↑ +294%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +294%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +294%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $766.86 ↑ +314%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $803.37 ↑ +333%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $876.41 ↑ +373%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $888.40 ↑ +379%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $949.44 ↑ +412%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $949.44 ↑ +412%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $949.44 ↑ +412%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $953.43 ↑ +414%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $985.96 ↑ +432%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $985.96 ↑ +432%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $985.96 ↑ +432%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $995.28 ↑ +437%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,044.39 ↑ +463%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,051.79 ↑ +467%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,058.92 ↑ +471%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,058.92 ↑ +471%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,058.92 ↑ +471%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,064.11 ↑ +474%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,336.32 ↑ +621%

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Surgical opening of stomach 43500 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $503.12 $22.83 – $1,336.32
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $503.12 $35.00 – $1,336.32
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $397.20 $65.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,747.68 $70.00 – $1,064.11
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $794.40 $87.12 – $1,377.95
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $450.16 $40.00 – $1,377.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $714.96 $40.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $503.12 $65.00 – $1,190.82

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