X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 2-3 views 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

$102.97

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.

$1,471.00

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.

$8.81 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $504.61 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.81 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $9.31 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV BLUE SHIELD MCARE ADV $15.31 ↓ -85%
KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS KNNEX HEALTH - ALL PLANS $15.31 ↓ -85%
ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS ALIGNMENT HEALTH PLAN (AHP)-ALL PLANS $15.31 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $15.31 ↓ -85%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCR ADV $15.31 ↓ -85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $15.31 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $15.31 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $15.31 ↓ -85%
MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS MEDCORE(OMNI IPA) OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $15.34 ↓ -85%
HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE HP HEALTHY KIDS PRO FEE $16.08 ↓ -84%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.84 ↓ -84%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $18.37 ↓ -82%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $18.55 ↓ -82%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HP OF SAN JOAQUIN PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.90 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $19.90 ↓ -81%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $19.90 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $20.67 ↓ -80%
KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.67 ↓ -80%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN- ALL PLANS $20.67 ↓ -80%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $21.33 ↓ -79%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.33 ↓ -79%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $21.33 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $22.31 ↓ -78%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $23.42 ↓ -77%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $30.18 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.78 ↓ -57%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $53.10 ↓ -48%
CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS CELTIC INS COMPANY - ALL PLANS $56.31 ↓ -45%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $56.31 ↓ -45%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $56.31 ↓ -45%
HP MCAL PRO FEE HP MCAL PRO FEE $59.00 ↓ -43%
HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL HP OF SAN JOAQUIN MCAL $59.00 ↓ -43%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $59.00 ↓ -43%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $64.98 ↓ -37%
CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS CCA HEALTH PLAN MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $137.89 ↑ +34%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $275.78 ↑ +168%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $504.61 ↑ +390%

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X-ray thoracolumbar spine including skull cervical & sacral spine 2-3 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $341.60 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $617.58 $85.19 – $1,099.80
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $341.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $341.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $341.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $390.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $390.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $341.60 $142.00 – $142.00

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