Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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

$1.96

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.

$11.53

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.

$5.77 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $83.24 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $5.77 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $5.92 ↑ +202%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $6.11 ↑ +212%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $6.40 ↑ +227%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.73 ↑ +243%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.68 ↑ +292%
BC MCS BC MCS $7.68 ↑ +292%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8.74 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.76 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $9.22 ↑ +370%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $9.80 ↑ +400%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $9.80 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $9.91 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.10 ↑ +415%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $10.38 ↑ +430%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $10.38 ↑ +430%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $10.38 ↑ +430%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.38 ↑ +430%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $10.38 ↑ +430%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $10.95 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $10.95 ↑ +459%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $11.53 ↑ +488%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $11.53 ↑ +488%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $11.53 ↑ +488%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $11.53 ↑ +488%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $11.53 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $11.53 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $11.53 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $11.53 ↑ +488%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $11.53 ↑ +488%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $11.53 ↑ +488%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $11.53 ↑ +488%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $11.53 ↑ +488%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $20.75 ↑ +959%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $47.04 ↑ +2300%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.24 ↑ +4147%

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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $138.87 $2.31 – $211.46
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $28.00 $11.00 – $11.00

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