Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 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

$18.19

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.

$107.00

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.

$50.23 with MEDI-CAL vs $380.19 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $50.23 ↑ +176%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $53.50 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $54.98 ↑ +202%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $56.91 ↑ +213%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $56.91 ↑ +213%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $56.91 ↑ +213%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $59.35 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.48 ↑ +243%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $69.27 ↑ +281%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.35 ↑ +309%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $74.80 ↑ +311%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $77.04 ↑ +324%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.11 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $81.32 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $85.60 ↑ +371%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $90.95 ↑ +400%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $90.95 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $92.00 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.73 ↑ +415%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $96.30 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $96.30 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $96.30 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $96.30 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $96.30 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $101.65 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $101.65 ↑ +459%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +736%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +736%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +736%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +736%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +736%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $152.00 ↑ +736%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $273.60 ↑ +1404%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $285.15 ↑ +1468%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $316.83 ↑ +1642%
BC MCS BC MCS $380.19 ↑ +1990%

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Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $431.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $129.65 $47.38 – $230.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $431.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $431.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $431.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $352.04 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $352.04 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $431.20 not published

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