Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min 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

$292.53

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.

$995.00

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.

$69.63 with Kaiser vs $492.00 with United — 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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $69.63 ↓ -76%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $69.63 ↓ -76%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $69.63 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $69.63 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $69.63 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $69.63 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $103.32 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $103.32 ↓ -65%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $171.99 ↓ -41%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $221.40 ↓ -24%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $295.20 ↑ +1%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $354.24 ↑ +21%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $403.44 ↑ +38%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $413.28 ↑ +41%
United Commercial|HMO $413.28 ↑ +41%
United Commercial|Options PPO $437.88 ↑ +50%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $492.00 ↑ +68%

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Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $135.78 $32.71 – $230.10
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $218.04 $114.89 – $334.65
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $514.59 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $197.74 $69.63 – $224.42
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $639.36 $69.63 – $940.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $132.11 $61.83 – $224.42
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $239.67 $69.63 – $284.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $196.72 $69.63 – $351.45

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