Arthrd pst tq craniocervical 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

$910.35

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$5,355.00

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.

$239.02 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL vs $4,819.50 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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $239.02 ↓ -74%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $239.02 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $239.02 ↓ -74%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $239.02 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.02 ↓ -74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $358.53 ↓ -61%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $358.53 ↓ -61%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $478.04 ↓ -47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,502.27 ↑ +65%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,502.27 ↑ +65%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,502.27 ↑ +65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,502.27 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,502.27 ↑ +65%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,652.50 ↑ +82%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,847.79 ↑ +103%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,952.95 ↑ +115%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,952.95 ↑ +115%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,088.16 ↑ +129%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,177.89 ↑ +139%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,188.81 ↑ +140%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,270.28 ↑ +149%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,301.54 ↑ +153%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,100.67 ↑ +241%
BC MCS BC MCS $3,100.67 ↑ +241%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,614.94 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $4,614.94 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $4,614.94 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $4,614.94 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $4,819.50 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $4,819.50 ↑ +429%

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Arthrd pst tq craniocervical at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,017.45 $45.63 – $2,987.48
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,017.45 $105.00 – $16,512.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $803.25 $105.00 – $16,512.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,534.30 $75.00 – $2,301.54
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,606.50 $75.00 – $3,100.67
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $374.85 $105.00 – $2,987.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,445.85 $100.00 – $3,043.25
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,017.45 $75.00 – $2,679.78

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