Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$90.95

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.

$535.00

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.

$49.47 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY vs $9,240.00 with BC EXCHANGE — 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 MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $49.47 ↓ -46%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $49.47 ↓ -46%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $49.47 ↓ -46%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $49.47 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $49.47 ↓ -46%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $52.87 ↓ -42%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $52.87 ↓ -42%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $52.87 ↓ -42%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $52.87 ↓ -42%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $52.87 ↓ -42%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $54.42 ↓ -40%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $56.50 ↓ -38%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $58.06 ↓ -36%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $59.90 ↓ -34%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $59.90 ↓ -34%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $60.85 ↓ -33%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $62.68 ↓ -31%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.31 ↓ -29%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $64.31 ↓ -29%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.98 ↓ -27%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $67.80 ↓ -25%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.08 ↓ -21%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $79.31 ↓ -13%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $85.99 ↓ -5%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.22 ↓ -5%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $90.40 ↓ -1%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.32 ↑ +2%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $96.05 ↑ +6%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $97.16 ↑ +7%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +12%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +12%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +12%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +12%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $107.35 ↑ +18%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +67%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +67%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $204.41 ↑ +125%
BC MCS BC MCS $204.41 ↑ +125%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $9,240.00 ↑ +10059%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,685.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $610.88 $74.62 – $761.28
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,685.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,685.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,685.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,008.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,008.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,685.60 not published

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