Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc thc 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

$963.56

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.

$5,668.00

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.

$256.89 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $3,378.96 with BC NON-MCS - 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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $256.89 ↓ -73%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $256.89 ↓ -73%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $256.89 ↓ -73%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $256.89 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $256.89 ↓ -73%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $385.34 ↓ -60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $385.34 ↓ -60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $513.78 ↓ -47%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $664.45 ↓ -31%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $664.45 ↓ -31%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $664.45 ↓ -31%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $664.45 ↓ -31%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $693.90 ↓ -28%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $693.90 ↓ -28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,544.64 ↑ +60%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,544.64 ↑ +60%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,544.64 ↑ +60%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,544.64 ↑ +60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,544.64 ↑ +60%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,699.10 ↑ +76%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,899.91 ↑ +97%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,008.03 ↑ +108%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,008.03 ↑ +108%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,147.05 ↑ +123%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,250.54 ↑ +134%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,408.87 ↑ +150%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,426.18 ↑ +152%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,545.65 ↑ +164%
BC MCS BC MCS $3,378.96 ↑ +251%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,378.96 ↑ +251%

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Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc thc at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,076.92 $48.18 – $3,255.62
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,076.92 $256.89 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $850.20 $100.00 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,740.88 $256.89 – $2,545.65
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,700.40 $256.89 – $3,378.96
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $396.76 $105.00 – $3,255.62
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,530.36 $105.00 – $3,316.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,076.92 $256.89 – $2,920.30

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