Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt 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

$161.41

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$549.00

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$53.47 with HPSJ vs $3,155.00 with Aetna — 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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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
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $53.47 ↓ -67%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $53.47 ↓ -67%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $61.36 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $61.36 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $61.36 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $61.36 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $115.29 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $115.29 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $167.52 ↑ +4%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $247.05 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $312.93 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $329.40 ↑ +104%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $395.28 ↑ +145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $428.22 ↑ +165%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $450.18 ↑ +179%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $461.16 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|HMO $461.16 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Options PPO $488.61 ↑ +203%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $549.00 ↑ +240%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $549.00 ↑ +240%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $988.00 ↑ +512%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,294.00 ↑ +702%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,155.00 ↑ +1855%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,155.00 ↑ +1855%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,155.00 ↑ +1855%

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Debridement (>20 cm) charge pt at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $260.61 $15.16 – $398.65
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $43.28 $25.42 – $88.23
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $340.68 $593.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $145.10 $61.36 – $230.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $332.34 $61.36 – $489.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $132.89 $61.36 – $237.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $89.79 $61.36 – $196.02
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $88.82 $61.36 – $239.58

All California hospitals for this procedure →