Very long chain fatty acids 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

$1.12

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.

$16.05

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.

$4.17 with MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS vs $197.73 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
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4.17 ↑ +272%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.20 ↑ +364%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $5.39 ↑ +381%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.58 ↑ +488%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.66 ↑ +495%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $6.71 ↑ +499%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $7.88 ↑ +604%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $8.03 ↑ +617%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $12.84 ↑ +1046%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $13.16 ↑ +1075%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $14.45 ↑ +1190%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $14.45 ↑ +1190%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $14.45 ↑ +1190%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $14.45 ↑ +1190%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.25 ↑ +1262%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $16.05 ↑ +1333%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $16.05 ↑ +1333%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $16.05 ↑ +1333%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $16.05 ↑ +1333%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $16.05 ↑ +1333%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $19.75 ↑ +1663%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $19.75 ↑ +1663%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $19.75 ↑ +1663%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $19.75 ↑ +1663%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $19.75 ↑ +1663%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $19.75 ↑ +1663%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $19.75 ↑ +1663%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $19.75 ↑ +1663%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $19.75 ↑ +1663%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $23.70 ↑ +2016%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $28.44 ↑ +2439%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $28.44 ↑ +2439%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $35.55 ↑ +3074%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $39.50 ↑ +3427%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +5257%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $177.95 ↑ +15788%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $197.73 ↑ +17554%

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Very long chain fatty acids at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $139.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $139.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $97.03 $3.95 – $150.35

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