Adj gastric band via subq port 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

$480.25

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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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$2,825.00

Gross charge

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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.

$38.00 with AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $5,551.13 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.00 ↓ -92%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $76.84 ↓ -84%
BC MCS BC MCS $76.84 ↓ -84%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $850.00 ↑ +77%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,190.00 ↑ +148%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,249.36 ↑ +160%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,360.00 ↑ +183%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1,412.50 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1,451.49 ↑ +202%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,465.06 ↑ +205%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1,465.06 ↑ +205%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $1,465.06 ↑ +205%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,530.00 ↑ +219%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,530.00 ↑ +219%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,693.59 ↑ +253%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,149.83 ↑ +348%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,155.48 ↑ +349%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,401.25 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,474.70 ↑ +415%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,542.50 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,542.50 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,542.50 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,542.50 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,542.50 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $2,683.75 ↑ +459%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5,551.13 ↑ +1056%

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Adj gastric band via subq port at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,684.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,684.80 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $3,113.28 $991.55 – $4,971.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $1,894.71 $196.79 – $1,540.06
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $323.00 $38.00 – $2,099.75
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,507.47 $626.15 – $1,789.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS $1,684.80 not published
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES $1,684.80 not published

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