Azithromycin 500 mg intravenous solution 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

$20.78

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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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$122.24

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.

$4.49 with AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $182.01 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.49 ↓ -78%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $46.53 ↑ +124%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $51.69 ↑ +149%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $61.12 ↑ +194%
BC MCS BC MCS $62.03 ↑ +199%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $62.81 ↑ +202%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $67.81 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.38 ↑ +244%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $88.01 ↑ +324%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $92.66 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.90 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $97.79 ↑ +371%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $103.90 ↑ +400%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $103.90 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $105.10 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.08 ↑ +415%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $110.01 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $110.01 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $110.01 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.01 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $110.01 ↑ +429%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $116.13 ↑ +459%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $116.13 ↑ +459%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $122.24 ↑ +488%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $138.50 ↑ +567%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $138.50 ↑ +567%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $138.50 ↑ +567%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $168.57 ↑ +711%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $182.01 ↑ +776%

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Azithromycin 500 mg intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14.22 $2.61 – $2.61
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $82.35 $3.36 – $28.86
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14.22 $2.61 – $2.61
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14.22 $2.61 – $2.61
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14.22 $2.61 – $2.61
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $13.21 $2.61 – $2.61
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $13.21 $2.61 – $2.61
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $14.22 $2.61 – $2.61

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