Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old 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

$1,876.02

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$6,381.00

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.

$74.21 with HPSJ vs $6,897.00 with Health Net — 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
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $74.21 ↓ -96%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $74.21 ↓ -96%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $85.16 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $85.16 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $85.16 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $85.16 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $230.77 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $670.11 ↓ -64%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $670.11 ↓ -64%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $1,595.50 ↓ -15%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,914.60 ↑ +2%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,297.52 ↑ +22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,616.62 ↑ +39%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,680.44 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|HMO $2,680.44 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,839.99 ↑ +51%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $2,871.90 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,122.00 ↑ +66%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,155.00 ↑ +68%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,155.00 ↑ +68%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,155.00 ↑ +68%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $3,191.00 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,199.00 ↑ +71%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,189.00 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $4,277.00 ↑ +128%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +138%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +138%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,009.00 ↑ +220%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $6,038.00 ↑ +222%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $6,897.00 ↑ +268%

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Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $4,203.55 – $4,203.55
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,875.91 $104.75 – $7,477.22
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $216.61 $122.25 – $629.50
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $5,535.54 $1,921.00 – $4,341.89
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,934.99 $85.16 – $4,257.12
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $217.12 $84.34 – $319.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,772.24 $85.16 – $2,527.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,321.88 $85.16 – $3,563.00

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