Adrenal cortex & medulla img 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

$23.46

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.

$138.00

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.

$34.69 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $715.81 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $34.69 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $34.69 ↑ +48%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $34.69 ↑ +48%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $34.69 ↑ +48%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $34.69 ↑ +48%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $38.16 ↑ +63%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $42.67 ↑ +82%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.10 ↑ +92%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $45.10 ↑ +92%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $45.99 ↑ +96%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.60 ↑ +107%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.54 ↑ +115%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $51.69 ↑ +120%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.86 ↑ +181%
BC MCS BC MCS $65.86 ↑ +181%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $118.93 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $118.93 ↑ +407%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $118.93 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $118.93 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $124.20 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $124.20 ↑ +429%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $138.00 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $138.00 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $138.00 ↑ +488%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $715.81 ↑ +2951%

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Adrenal cortex & medulla img at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,300.80 $1,742.00 – $1,742.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,015.68 $472.69 – $6,326.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,300.80 $1,742.00 – $1,742.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,300.80 $1,742.00 – $1,742.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,300.80 $1,742.00 – $1,742.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,927.60 $1,185.00 – $1,185.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,927.60 $1,185.00 – $1,185.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,300.80 $1,742.00 – $1,742.00

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