Rbc serum pretx incubj drugs 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

$154.35

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.

$525.00

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.

$23.88 with BCBS - Anthem vs $566.16 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $23.88 ↓ -85%
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $23.88 ↓ -85%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $23.88 ↓ -85%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $23.88 ↓ -85%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $23.88 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $23.88 ↓ -85%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $58.98 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $110.25 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $110.25 ↓ -29%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $111.46 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $111.46 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $111.46 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $141.39 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $186.46 ↑ +21%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $186.46 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $193.79 ↑ +26%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $236.25 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $272.29 ↑ +76%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $315.00 ↑ +104%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $324.26 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|HMO $324.26 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $324.26 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Options PPO $324.26 ↑ +110%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $330.75 ↑ +114%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $378.00 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $409.50 ↑ +165%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $430.50 ↑ +179%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $446.25 ↑ +189%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $472.50 ↑ +206%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $525.00 ↑ +240%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $525.00 ↑ +240%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $566.16 ↑ +267%
United Medicare|All Plans $566.16 ↑ +267%

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Rbc serum pretx incubj drugs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $299.78 $52.50 – $420.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $207.18 $36.13 – $368.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $108.93 $27.47 – $165.87
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $74.90 $23.88 – $165.38
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $64.83 $23.88 – $165.38
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $194.78 $23.39 – $507.02
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $192.68 $23.39 – $507.02
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $144.00 $156.02 – $1,062.94

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