Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam 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

$1,537.62

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.

$5,230.00

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.

$177.09 with HPSJ vs $30,595.56 with Cigna — 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
HPSJ Medicaid|> 21 $177.09 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $177.09 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $177.09 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $177.09 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $177.09 ↓ -88%
Health Plan of San Joaquin Medicaid|All Plans $177.09 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $437.41 ↓ -72%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $478.92 ↓ -69%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $478.92 ↓ -69%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $478.92 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Commercial|Affiliated Payers $1,098.30 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Commercial|All Other Plans $1,098.30 ↓ -29%
Sutter UMR Commercial|All Plans $2,353.50 ↑ +53%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,138.00 ↑ +104%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,451.80 ↑ +124%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,765.60 ↑ +145%
Medcore Commercial|Without ER $3,795.82 ↑ +147%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $4,019.10 ↑ +161%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,288.60 ↑ +179%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
Medcore Commercial|With ER $4,465.67 ↑ +190%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $4,707.00 ↑ +206%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,230.00 ↑ +240%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,230.00 ↑ +240%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,230.00 ↑ +240%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,230.00 ↑ +240%
United Commercial|HMO $5,230.00 ↑ +240%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $30,595.56 ↑ +1890%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $30,595.56 ↑ +1890%

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Vein x-ray liver w/hemodynam at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,595.11 $267.92 – $13,858.31
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00

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