Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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

$159.71

Cash price

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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.

$279.70

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.

$27.97 with DHR vs $232.16 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $27.97 ↓ -82%
DHR Commercial|All Plans $78.32 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $139.85 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $148.25 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $148.25 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $148.25 ↓ -7%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $167.82 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $173.42 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $201.39 ↑ +26%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $204.19 ↑ +28%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $215.37 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $223.76 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $223.76 ↑ +40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $232.16 ↑ +45%

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $82.24 $58.74 – $252.58
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $437.58 $20.45 – $756.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $234.60 $100.21 – $769.89
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $103.77 $102.26 – $293.86
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $102.65 $102.26 – $293.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $234.60 $102.26 – $972.95
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $234.60 $102.26 – $1,838.94
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $234.60 $1,843.24 – $1,843.24

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