Transcath biopsy 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

$49.77

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.

$711.00

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.

$27.55 with MEDI-CAL vs $409.52 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 $27.55 ↓ -45%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $27.55 ↓ -45%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $27.55 ↓ -45%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $27.55 ↓ -45%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $30.31 ↓ -39%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $33.06 ↓ -34%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $33.06 ↓ -34%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $182.11 ↑ +266%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $182.11 ↑ +266%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $182.11 ↑ +266%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $182.11 ↑ +266%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $182.11 ↑ +266%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $182.11 ↑ +266%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $182.11 ↑ +266%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $182.11 ↑ +266%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $191.22 ↑ +284%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $200.32 ↑ +302%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $218.53 ↑ +339%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $236.74 ↑ +376%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $236.74 ↑ +376%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $236.74 ↑ +376%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $245.85 ↑ +394%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $245.85 ↑ +394%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $245.85 ↑ +394%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $254.05 ↑ +410%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $260.42 ↑ +423%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $265.33 ↑ +433%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $280.29 ↑ +463%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $292.21 ↑ +487%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $292.21 ↑ +487%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $292.21 ↑ +487%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $364.48 ↑ +632%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $385.17 ↑ +674%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $409.52 ↑ +723%

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Transcath biopsy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,087.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,638.52 $194.43 – $12,048.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,087.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,087.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,087.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,257.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,257.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,087.20 not published

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