Thoracoscopy w w resect diag 32668 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

$34.86

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$498.00

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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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$128.07 with MEDI-CAL vs $335.94 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
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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 $128.07 ↑ +267%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $128.07 ↑ +267%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $128.07 ↑ +267%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $128.07 ↑ +267%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +285%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $134.20 ↑ +285%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $134.20 ↑ +285%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +285%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +285%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +285%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $134.20 ↑ +285%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $134.20 ↑ +285%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $140.88 ↑ +304%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $140.91 ↑ +304%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $147.62 ↑ +323%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $153.68 ↑ +341%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $153.68 ↑ +341%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $161.04 ↑ +362%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $168.59 ↑ +384%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $174.46 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $174.46 ↑ +400%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $174.46 ↑ +400%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $174.95 ↑ +402%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $181.17 ↑ +420%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $181.17 ↑ +420%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $181.17 ↑ +420%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $191.91 ↑ +451%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $195.53 ↑ +461%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $210.12 ↑ +503%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $210.12 ↑ +503%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $210.12 ↑ +503%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $222.44 ↑ +538%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $235.07 ↑ +574%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $335.94 ↑ +864%

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Thoracoscopy w w resect diag 32668 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $94.62 $4.53 – $335.94
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $94.62 $25.69 – $335.94
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $74.70 $20.00 – $335.92
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $328.68 $20.00 – $235.07
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $149.40 $25.69 – $344.94
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $84.66 $25.69 – $344.94
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $134.46 $128.07 – $335.92
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $94.62 $128.07 – $298.10

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