Biopsy, bone open deep 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

$196.86

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.

$1,158.00

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.

$18.00 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL vs $1,288.04 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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $18.00 ↓ -91%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $18.00 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $18.00 ↓ -91%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $18.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $18.00 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $27.00 ↓ -86%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $27.00 ↓ -86%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $36.00 ↓ -82%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $297.32 ↑ +51%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $297.32 ↑ +51%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $297.32 ↑ +51%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $297.32 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $297.32 ↑ +51%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $327.05 ↑ +66%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $365.70 ↑ +86%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $386.52 ↑ +96%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $386.52 ↑ +96%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $413.27 ↑ +110%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $433.20 ↑ +120%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $894.97 ↑ +355%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $945.79 ↑ +380%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $953.80 ↑ +385%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $997.96 ↑ +407%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $997.96 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $997.96 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $997.96 ↑ +407%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,042.20 ↑ +429%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,042.20 ↑ +429%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,288.04 ↑ +554%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,288.04 ↑ +554%

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Biopsy, bone open deep at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $9,822.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,056.41 $297.43 – $6,483.96
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $9,822.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $9,822.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $9,822.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,529.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,529.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $9,822.40 not published

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