Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion 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

$3,795.54

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$12,910.00

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$160.09 with HPSJ vs $8,422.00 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.

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 $160.09 ↓ -96%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $160.09 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $183.71 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $183.71 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $183.71 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $183.71 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $498.67 ↓ -87%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $1,274.28 ↓ -66%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $1,274.28 ↓ -66%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $1,873.42 ↓ -51%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $1,983.62 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $2,204.02 ↓ -42%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $3,034.00 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,155.00 ↓ -17%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,155.00 ↓ -17%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,155.00 ↓ -17%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,199.00 ↓ -16%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,640.80 ↓ -4%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,189.00 ↑ +10%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,368.96 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,376.00 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,975.76 ↑ +31%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $5,074.00 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|HMO $5,097.12 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,097.12 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,400.52 ↑ +42%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,794.00 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,994.00 ↑ +58%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,068.00 ↑ +60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,422.00 ↑ +122%

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Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton not published $2,074.65 – $2,074.65
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,173.84 $225.96 – $3,734.50
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,012.57 $1,921.00 – $4,657.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,778.34 $183.71 – $3,558.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,808.86 $183.71 – $2,277.52
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,658.16 $183.71 – $2,641.10
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,313.25 $183.71 – $9,300.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,266.75 $183.71 – $1,973.80

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