Inj proc elbow arthro 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

$1,034.88

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$3,520.00

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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.

$234.54 with Kaiser vs $6,009.00 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $234.54 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $234.54 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $234.54 ↓ -77%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $234.54 ↓ -77%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $293.18 ↓ -72%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $293.18 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $359.10 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $359.10 ↓ -65%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $855.00 ↓ -17%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $913.23 ↓ -12%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,026.00 ↓ -1%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,231.20 ↑ +19%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,402.20 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|HMO $1,436.40 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,436.40 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,521.90 ↑ +47%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,710.00 ↑ +65%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,122.00 ↑ +202%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,155.00 ↑ +205%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,155.00 ↑ +205%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,155.00 ↑ +205%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $4,277.00 ↑ +313%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,009.00 ↑ +481%

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Inj proc elbow arthro at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $85.41 $52.65 – $195.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $247.43 $129.56 – $337.24
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $610.98 $357.90 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $434.00 $234.54 – $993.72
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,597.74 $234.54 – $1,028.02
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $308.90 $212.76 – $772.24
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $195.15 $234.54 – $526.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $193.05 $234.54 – $526.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →