Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension 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

$198.75

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$676.00

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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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$48.27 with Kaiser vs $376.00 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 $48.27 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $48.27 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $48.27 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $48.27 ↓ -76%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $50.24 ↓ -75%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $50.24 ↓ -75%
United Commercial|HMO $68.66 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|Options PPO $68.66 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $68.66 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $76.15 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $97.76 ↓ -51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $97.76 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $119.23 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $138.29 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $138.29 ↓ -30%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $169.20 ↓ -15%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $176.70 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $186.00 ↓ -6%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $186.00 ↓ -6%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $200.88 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $219.11 ↑ +10%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $225.60 ↑ +14%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $270.72 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $300.15 ↑ +51%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $308.32 ↑ +55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $376.00 ↑ +89%

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Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $275.51 $68.66 – $490.62
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $896.66 $48.27 – $2,053.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $821.24 $48.27 – $2,053.10
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $303.88 $48.27 – $364.19
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $162.95 $82.63 – $90.04
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $162.95 $82.40 – $98.56
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $162.95 $82.40 – $98.80
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $153.36 $60.06 – $101.03

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