Compatibility test each unit electronic 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

$130.25

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.

$443.00

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.

$83.29 with BCBS - Anthem vs $363.26 with MultiPlan — 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
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $83.29 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $93.03 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $93.03 ↓ -29%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $98.87 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $98.87 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $98.87 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $114.16 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $160.40 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $166.27 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $166.27 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +37%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $199.35 ↑ +53%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $206.66 ↑ +59%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $218.82 ↑ +68%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
United Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +87%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $243.13 ↑ +87%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $265.80 ↑ +104%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $279.09 ↑ +114%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $318.96 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $345.54 ↑ +165%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $363.26 ↑ +179%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $9.71 $1.70 – $13.60
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $252.58 $34.27 – $354.05
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Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $80.51 $76.75 – $210.00
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