Car ion chnnlpath inc 2 gns at St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center

2510 N California St, Stockton, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1053443473

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$175.45

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.

$307.26

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.

$30.73 with DHR vs $307.26 with Kaiser — 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
DHR Medicaid|All Plans $30.73 ↓ -82%
DHR Commercial|All Plans $86.04 ↓ -51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $153.63 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $162.85 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $162.85 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $162.85 ↓ -7%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $184.36 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $190.51 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $221.23 ↑ +26%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $224.30 ↑ +28%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $236.60 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $245.81 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $245.81 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $255.03 ↑ +45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +75%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $307.26 ↑ +75%

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Car ion chnnlpath inc 2 gns at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $90.34 $64.53 – $307.26
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $154.08 $153.63 – $1,507.07
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $141.12 $82.97 – $1,771.69
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $114.00 $153.63 – $1,680.82
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $112.77 $153.63 – $1,680.82
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $239.05 $159.78 – $307.26
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $158.24 $184.36 – $307.26
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $85.73 $76.82 – $1,066.43

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