Biopsy needle lymph node superficial 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

$498.10

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.

$2,930.00

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.

$14.00 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $3,389.00 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
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $14.00 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.00 ↓ -97%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $14.00 ↓ -97%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -97%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $14.00 ↓ -97%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $21.00 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $21.00 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $28.00 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $74.73 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $74.73 ↓ -85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $74.73 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $74.73 ↓ -85%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $74.73 ↓ -85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $82.20 ↓ -83%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $91.92 ↓ -82%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $97.15 ↓ -80%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.15 ↓ -80%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $103.87 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $108.88 ↓ -78%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.08 ↓ -77%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↓ -69%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↓ -69%
BC MCS BC MCS $166.60 ↓ -67%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.60 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $192.58 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $203.51 ↓ -59%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $251.65 ↓ -49%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $251.65 ↓ -49%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $251.65 ↓ -49%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $251.65 ↓ -49%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $262.80 ↓ -47%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $262.80 ↓ -47%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $306.50 ↓ -38%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $551.70 ↑ +11%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $551.70 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $551.70 ↑ +11%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $551.70 ↑ +11%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $582.35 ↑ +17%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,389.00 ↑ +580%

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Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,536.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,779.55 $99.85 – $4,949.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,536.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,536.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,536.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,939.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,939.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,536.80 not published

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