Thorax spine fusion 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

$305.69

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.

$4,367.00

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.

$105.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,406.12 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.

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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 $105.00 ↓ -66%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $105.00 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $105.00 ↓ -66%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $105.00 ↓ -66%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $115.50 ↓ -62%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $126.00 ↓ -59%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $126.00 ↓ -59%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,223.50 ↑ +300%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $1,284.68 ↑ +320%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,345.85 ↑ +340%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,427.82 ↑ +367%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,447.50 ↑ +374%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,468.20 ↑ +380%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,590.55 ↑ +420%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,590.55 ↑ +420%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,590.55 ↑ +420%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $1,651.73 ↑ +440%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,651.73 ↑ +440%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,651.73 ↑ +440%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,700.38 ↑ +456%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,700.38 ↑ +456%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,700.38 ↑ +456%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,749.61 ↑ +472%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,753.73 ↑ +474%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,782.64 ↑ +483%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,853.31 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,406.12 ↑ +687%

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Thorax spine fusion at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $829.73 $36.66 – $2,406.12
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $829.73 $75.00 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $655.05 $594.00 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,882.22 $188.76 – $1,853.31
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,310.10 $594.00 – $2,497.28
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $742.39 $594.00 – $2,497.28
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,179.09 $594.00 – $2,451.04
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $829.73 $188.76 – $2,158.30

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