Phys blood bank serv reactj 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

$145.53

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.

$495.00

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.

$62.90 with Kaiser vs $495.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $62.90 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $62.90 ↓ -57%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $62.90 ↓ -57%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $62.90 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $62.90 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $62.90 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $103.95 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $103.95 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $155.36 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $178.99 ↑ +23%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $206.66 ↑ +42%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $218.82 ↑ +50%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $222.75 ↑ +53%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $241.07 ↑ +66%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $241.07 ↑ +66%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $241.07 ↑ +66%
United Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $243.13 ↑ +67%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $243.13 ↑ +67%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $291.90 ↑ +101%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $291.90 ↑ +101%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $297.00 ↑ +104%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $311.85 ↑ +114%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $313.78 ↑ +116%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $356.40 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $386.10 ↑ +165%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $405.90 ↑ +179%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $430.08 ↑ +196%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $495.00 ↑ +240%

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Phys blood bank serv reactj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $291.79 $51.10 – $408.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $247.82 $62.90 – $542.92
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $230.44 $62.90 – $339.08
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $226.97 $62.90 – $542.92
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $138.02 $61.61 – $190.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $136.53 $61.61 – $190.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $197.76 $62.90 – $360.96
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $223.65 $62.90 – $736.86

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