Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$6,833.45

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$23,243.00

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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.

$466.86 with BCBS - Anthem vs $22,546.00 with United — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -93%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -93%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -93%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $466.86 ↓ -93%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $466.86 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,153.14 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,376.00 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $4,734.66 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $4,734.66 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,994.00 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,106.00 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,106.00 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,106.00 ↑ +4%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $7,531.00 ↑ +10%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,422.00 ↑ +23%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $9,121.97 ↑ +33%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,858.00 ↑ +44%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
United Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $10,135.52 ↑ +48%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $11,273.00 ↑ +65%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $12,122.00 ↑ +77%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $13,527.60 ↑ +98%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $13,845.00 ↑ +103%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $16,233.12 ↑ +138%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $18,487.72 ↑ +171%
United Commercial|HMO $18,938.64 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,938.64 ↑ +177%
United Commercial|Options PPO $20,065.94 ↑ +194%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $22,546.00 ↑ +230%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $9,540.59 – $9,540.59
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,916.46 $706.32 – $16,602.72
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $11,124.15 $466.86 – $20,054.72
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,188.48 $466.86 – $20,067.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $9,518.01 $466.86 – $20,524.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,415.39 $466.86 – $20,267.45
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,020.51 $5,021.00 – $9,776.62
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $16,614.78 $4,042.00 – $15,575.00

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