Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) 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

$192.87

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.

$656.00

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.

$137.76 with Kaiser vs $28,686.00 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 Commercial|All Other Plans $137.76 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $137.76 ↓ -29%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $295.20 ↑ +53%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $334.56 ↑ +73%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $334.56 ↑ +73%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $366.84 ↑ +90%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $388.42 ↑ +101%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $393.60 ↑ +104%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
United Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $431.58 ↑ +124%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $431.58 ↑ +124%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $472.32 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $531.36 ↑ +176%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $537.92 ↑ +179%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $988.00 ↑ +412%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,294.00 ↑ +571%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,122.00 ↑ +1519%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,155.00 ↑ +1536%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,155.00 ↑ +1536%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,155.00 ↑ +1536%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,262.00 ↑ +2110%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $4,277.00 ↑ +2118%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,868.00 ↑ +2424%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,009.00 ↑ +3016%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,323.00 ↑ +4734%
United Commercial|Options PPO $13,448.00 ↑ +6873%
United Commercial|HMO $28,686.00 ↑ +14773%

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Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $406.25 – $406.25
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $355.66 $219.24 – $732.82
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $577.43 $60.84 – $495.67
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $591.09 $410.66 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $488.35 $386.50 – $1,118.18
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $447.28 $308.07 – $1,118.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $195.89 $264.00 – $438.24
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $208.46 $284.00 – $471.44

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