Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens 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

$54.39

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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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$185.00

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.

$10.94 with Medcore vs $185.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
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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
Medcore Commercial|With ER $10.94 ↓ -80%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $10.94 ↓ -80%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $11.58 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
United Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $12.87 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $15.44 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $15.44 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|HMO $15.44 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|Options PPO $15.44 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $16.17 ↓ -70%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $16.17 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $16.17 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $16.17 ↓ -70%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $16.17 ↓ -70%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $16.17 ↓ -70%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $38.85 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $38.85 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $39.94 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $75.43 ↑ +39%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $75.43 ↑ +39%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $83.25 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $88.93 ↑ +64%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $88.93 ↑ +64%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $88.93 ↑ +64%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $111.00 ↑ +104%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $116.55 ↑ +114%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $122.10 ↑ +124%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $133.20 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $144.30 ↑ +165%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $151.70 ↑ +179%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $166.50 ↑ +206%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $185.00 ↑ +240%

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Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $89.65 $12.87 – $125.60
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $155.06 $12.87 – $40.16
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $24.41 $2.57 – $37.83
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $256.02 $12.61 – $105.08
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $50.51 $12.87 – $48.02
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $42.63 $12.87 – $31.54
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $46.26 $12.87 – $48.02
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $155.08 $12.87 – $68.80

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