Arthrd ant dfrm 8+ vrt sgm 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

$1,275.00

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.

$7,500.00

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.

$1,653.01 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $6,750.00 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL 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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $1,653.01 ↑ +30%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,653.01 ↑ +30%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $1,653.01 ↑ +30%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $1,653.01 ↑ +30%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,653.01 ↑ +30%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,938.92 ↑ +52%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,938.92 ↑ +52%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,938.92 ↑ +52%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,938.92 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,938.92 ↑ +52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,132.81 ↑ +67%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $2,384.87 ↑ +87%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $2,479.52 ↑ +94%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $2,479.52 ↑ +94%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,520.60 ↑ +98%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,520.60 ↑ +98%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,695.10 ↑ +111%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,825.01 ↑ +122%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,278.80 ↑ +157%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $3,306.02 ↑ +159%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,311.90 ↑ +160%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,499.94 ↑ +175%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,580.81 ↑ +259%
BC MCS BC MCS $4,580.81 ↑ +259%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,463.50 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $6,463.50 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $6,463.50 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $6,463.50 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $6,750.00 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $6,750.00 ↑ +429%

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Arthrd ant dfrm 8+ vrt sgm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,425.00 $63.91 – $4,413.59
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,425.00 $105.00 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,125.00 $1,653.01 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $4,950.00 $105.00 – $3,499.94
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $2,250.00 $100.00 – $4,580.81
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $525.00 $330.60 – $4,413.59
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,025.00 $1,653.01 – $4,495.99
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,425.00 $1,653.01 – $3,959.01

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