Amino acids quant 2-5 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

$14.32

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.

$84.24

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.

$7.85 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $203.69 with BC MCS — 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 $7.85 ↓ -45%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $8.06 ↓ -44%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $8.32 ↓ -42%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $8.70 ↓ -39%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.16 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $11.89 ↓ -17%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.92 ↓ -17%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $12.55 ↓ -12%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $13.34 ↓ -7%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $13.34 ↓ -7%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $13.49 ↓ -6%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.74 ↓ -4%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $14.12 ↓ -1%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $14.12 ↓ -1%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $14.12 ↓ -1%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.12 ↓ -1%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $14.12 ↓ -1%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $14.91 ↑ +4%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $14.91 ↑ +4%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.69 ↑ +10%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $15.69 ↑ +10%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $15.69 ↑ +10%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $15.69 ↑ +10%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $15.69 ↑ +10%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $15.69 ↑ +10%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $19.61 ↑ +37%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $19.61 ↑ +37%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $19.61 ↑ +37%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $19.61 ↑ +37%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $19.61 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $19.61 ↑ +37%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $35.30 ↑ +147%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $152.77 ↑ +967%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $169.75 ↑ +1085%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $171.39 ↑ +1097%
BC MCS BC MCS $203.69 ↑ +1322%

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Amino acids quant 2-5 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $55.44 $18.00 – $18.00

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