Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

$28.22

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.

$166.00

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.

$6.24 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $492.00 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
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $6.24 ↓ -78%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $6.24 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $6.24 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $6.24 ↓ -78%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $6.24 ↓ -78%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $6.24 ↓ -78%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $11.23 ↓ -60%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.11 ↓ -50%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $15.99 ↓ -43%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $15.99 ↓ -43%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $15.99 ↓ -43%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $19.46 ↓ -31%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $21.02 ↓ -26%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.10 ↑ +70%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $83.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $85.29 ↑ +202%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $92.08 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $96.93 ↑ +243%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $125.83 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.16 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $132.80 ↑ +371%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $141.10 ↑ +400%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $141.10 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $142.73 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $145.42 ↑ +415%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $149.40 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +429%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $157.70 ↑ +459%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $157.70 ↑ +459%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $342.00 ↑ +1112%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $365.00 ↑ +1193%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $409.00 ↑ +1349%
BC MCS BC MCS $492.00 ↑ +1643%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $69.44 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.82 $13.89 – $1,834.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $69.44 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $69.44 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $69.44 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $121.68 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $121.68 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $69.44 not published

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