Thoracoscopy w/pleurectomy 32656 at LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC
975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1316938301
$29.75
Cash price 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.
$425.00
Gross charge 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.
$40.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,835.10 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $40.00 | ↑ +34% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $40.00 | ↑ +34% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $40.00 | ↑ +34% |
| CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS | CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS | $40.00 | ↑ +34% |
| HP MCAL PRO FEE | HP MCAL PRO FEE | $44.00 | ↑ +48% |
| HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL | HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL | $48.00 | ↑ +61% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $48.00 | ↑ +61% |
| KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS | KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS | ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV | HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $759.33 | ↑ +2452% |
| HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE | HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE | $797.30 | ↑ +2580% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $835.26 | ↑ +2708% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $902.06 | ↑ +2932% |
| AETNA - ALL PLANS | AETNA - ALL PLANS | $907.46 | ↑ +2950% |
| FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS | $911.20 | ↑ +2963% |
| MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | $987.13 | ↑ +3218% |
| HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $987.13 | ↑ +3218% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $987.13 | ↑ +3218% |
| NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS | NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS | $1,025.10 | ↑ +3346% |
| KAISER MCR ADV | KAISER MCR ADV | $1,025.10 | ↑ +3346% |
| KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,025.10 | ↑ +3346% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $1,073.75 | ↑ +3509% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,073.75 | ↑ +3509% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $1,073.75 | ↑ +3509% |
| WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS | $1,085.84 | ↑ +3550% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,106.34 | ↑ +3619% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,185.71 | ↑ +3886% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $1,253.03 | ↑ +4112% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,835.10 | ↑ +6068% |
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Thoracoscopy w/pleurectomy 32656 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $280.50 | $425.00 – $1,253.03 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $776.66 – $1,357.58 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,921.00 – $20,143.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $631.43 – $995.36 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $631.43 – $631.43 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | not published | $631.43 – $995.36 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | not published | $631.43 – $2,398.82 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | not published | $631.43 – $2,398.82 |