Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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

$5,873.83

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$19,979.00

Gross charge

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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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$260.00 with HPSJ vs $19,979.00 with United — 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.

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 $260.00 ↓ -96%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $260.00 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $809.44 ↓ -86%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $4,019.10 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $4,195.59 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $4,195.59 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,376.00 ↓ -26%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $4,465.67 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,740.00 ↓ -19%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,740.00 ↓ -19%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,740.00 ↓ -19%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,994.00 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $7,531.00 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,422.00 ↑ +43%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,858.00 ↑ +68%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $9,989.50 ↑ +70%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $11,987.40 ↑ +104%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $14,384.88 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16,382.78 ↑ +179%
United Commercial|HMO $16,782.36 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16,782.36 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Options PPO $17,781.31 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $19,979.00 ↑ +240%

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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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 $3,729.57 $366.98 – $7,477.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,031.26 $4,129.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,615.98 $298.36 – $10,145.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $634.04 $246.29 – $932.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,143.05 $298.36 – $10,251.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,029.81 $298.36 – $8,689.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,534.58 $298.36 – $7,608.49

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