Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution 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

$50.57

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$172.00

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$20.28 with Kaiser vs $78.00 with BCBS - Anthem — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $20.28 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $20.28 ↓ -60%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $21.83 ↓ -57%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $21.83 ↓ -57%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $27.62 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|HMO $27.62 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|Options PPO $27.62 ↓ -45%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $35.10 ↓ -31%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $37.05 ↓ -27%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $39.00 ↓ -23%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $39.00 ↓ -23%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $40.01 ↓ -21%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $42.12 ↓ -17%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $46.80 ↓ -7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $50.70 ↑ +0%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $53.49 ↑ +6%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $53.49 ↑ +6%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $56.03 ↑ +11%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $56.16 ↑ +11%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $63.96 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $70.20 ↑ +39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $78.00 ↑ +54%

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Clonidine (pf) 1,000 mcg/10 ml (100 mcg/ml) epidural solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $117.60 $16.20 – $294.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $347.63 $16.20 – $76.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $77.44 $22.10 – $77.27
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $84.90 $33.15 – $164.28
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $84.90 $35.34 – $83.40
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $104.31 $32.40 – $69.27
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $64.50 $23.23 – $85.28
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $287.86 $16.20 – $164.64

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