88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

1000 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1780673376

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$7.14

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.

$42.00

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.

$10.03 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $224.31 with AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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 - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $10.03 ↑ +40%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $10.30 ↑ +44%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $10.63 ↑ +49%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $11.12 ↑ +56%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.71 ↑ +64%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $15.20 ↑ +113%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.24 ↑ +113%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $16.04 ↑ +125%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $17.04 ↑ +139%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $17.04 ↑ +139%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $17.24 ↑ +141%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.56 ↑ +146%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $18.05 ↑ +153%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $18.05 ↑ +153%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $18.05 ↑ +153%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.05 ↑ +153%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $18.05 ↑ +153%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $19.05 ↑ +167%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $19.05 ↑ +167%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $20.05 ↑ +181%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $20.05 ↑ +181%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $20.05 ↑ +181%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $20.05 ↑ +181%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $20.05 ↑ +181%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $20.05 ↑ +181%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $56.88 ↑ +697%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $56.88 ↑ +697%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $56.88 ↑ +697%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $56.88 ↑ +697%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $56.88 ↑ +697%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $56.88 ↑ +697%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $91.33 ↑ +1179%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.48 ↑ +1321%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.38 ↑ +1334%
BC MCS BC MCS $121.77 ↑ +1605%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.31 ↑ +3042%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $102.48 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $102.48 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $111.28 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $111.28 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $102.48 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $102.48 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $102.48 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $92.82 $36.08 – $117.15

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