Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$6,637.05

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.

$22,575.00

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.

$678.70 with Kaiser vs $22,575.00 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 Medicaid|< 21 $678.70 ↓ -90%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $678.70 ↓ -90%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $678.70 ↓ -90%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $678.70 ↓ -90%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $678.70 ↓ -90%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $678.70 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,676.39 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $4,740.75 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $4,740.75 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $8,410.00 ↑ +27%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $10,004.00 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,004.00 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $10,004.00 ↑ +51%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $10,158.75 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $10,189.00 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $11,521.00 ↑ +74%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $13,338.00 ↑ +101%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $13,545.00 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $16,187.00 ↑ +144%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $16,254.00 ↑ +145%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $18,511.50 ↑ +179%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,963.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|HMO $18,963.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|Options PPO $20,091.75 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $22,575.00 ↑ +240%

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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9,571.18 $1,026.80 – $17,044.56
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $11,014.16 $678.70 – $25,219.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,087.73 $678.70 – $25,219.32
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $8,215.67 $678.70 – $22,162.14
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $11,608.62 $6,511.00 – $11,377.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $5,121.60 $7,883.00 – $15,041.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $12,279.66 $678.70 – $23,605.56
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $22,521.44 $678.70 – $80,722.00

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