Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular 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

$10,210.62

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$34,730.00

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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.

$854.44 with Kaiser vs $34,730.00 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

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
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $854.44 ↓ -92%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $854.44 ↓ -92%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $854.44 ↓ -92%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $854.44 ↓ -92%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $1,068.05 ↓ -90%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $1,068.05 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $3,326.84 ↓ -67%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5,618.00 ↓ -45%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $7,293.30 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $7,293.30 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $7,696.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,004.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $10,004.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,004.00 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,813.00 ↑ +6%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $13,363.39 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $14,073.00 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
United Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $14,848.21 ↑ +45%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $15,628.50 ↑ +53%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $17,174.00 ↑ +68%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $18,422.00 ↑ +80%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $19,614.00 ↑ +92%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $20,838.00 ↑ +104%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $25,005.60 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $28,478.60 ↑ +179%
United Commercial|HMO $29,173.20 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $29,173.20 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Options PPO $30,909.70 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $34,730.00 ↑ +240%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $13,976.66 – $13,976.66
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $14,400.13 $1,050.96 – $25,925.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $25,457.16 $7,716.00 – $20,143.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $16,040.16 $854.44 – $36,727.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $14,990.48 $854.44 – $37,476.18
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $13,806.18 $854.44 – $29,719.01
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $19,382.04 $7,745.00 – $62,607.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $11,737.14 $9,008.00 – $62,607.00

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