Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton

1800 N California St, Stockton, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1528190931

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

$3,714.11

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$12,633.00

Gross charge

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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.

$184.29 with Kaiser vs $8,422.00 with BCBS - Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -95%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $184.29 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -95%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $424.41 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $424.41 ↓ -89%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $455.20 ↓ -88%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $1,010.50 ↓ -73%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,212.60 ↓ -67%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,455.12 ↓ -61%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,657.22 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|HMO $1,697.64 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,697.64 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,798.69 ↓ -52%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $1,818.90 ↓ -51%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $2,021.00 ↓ -46%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,298.80 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,298.80 ↓ -38%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,199.00 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,189.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,209.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,209.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,209.00 ↑ +13%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,376.00 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,994.00 ↑ +61%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $7,188.00 ↑ +94%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $8,209.00 ↑ +121%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,422.00 ↑ +127%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $2,163.86 – $2,163.86
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,597.83 $278.82 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,584.27 $304.08 – $2,943.95
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,451.59 $184.29 – $5,164.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $307.70 $119.52 – $452.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,245.38 $184.29 – $4,883.34
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,632.78 $184.29 – $3,520.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,728.21 $184.29 – $3,476.79

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