Brain MRI (with contrast) at SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1000 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1780673376
$887.23
Cash price 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.
$5,219.00
Gross charge 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.
$12.93 with BC MCS vs $3,718.30 with STANILAUS FOUNDATION - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BC MCS | BC MCS | $12.93 | ↓ -99% |
| BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $12.93 | ↓ -99% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY | $83.41 | ↓ -91% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $83.41 | ↓ -91% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $83.41 | ↓ -91% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $83.41 | ↓ -91% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCARE | BLUE SHIELD MCARE | $83.41 | ↓ -91% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $91.75 | ↓ -90% |
| CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | $102.59 | ↓ -88% |
| GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $108.43 | ↓ -88% |
| GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | $108.43 | ↓ -88% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $121.53 | ↓ -86% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $124.28 | ↓ -86% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $154.04 | ↓ -83% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $162.78 | ↓ -82% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | $264.23 | ↓ -70% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $264.23 | ↓ -70% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $264.23 | ↓ -70% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $264.23 | ↓ -70% |
| CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | $264.23 | ↓ -70% |
| UHC SELECT | UHC SELECT | $285.26 | ↓ -68% |
| UHC PPO | UHC PPO | $285.26 | ↓ -68% |
| UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | $285.26 | ↓ -68% |
| UHC JLL BP | UHC JLL BP | $285.26 | ↓ -68% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $297.90 | ↓ -66% |
| TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | $297.90 | ↓ -66% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | $331.00 | ↓ -63% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $331.00 | ↓ -63% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | $331.00 | ↓ -63% |
| PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | $480.57 | ↓ -46% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $480.57 | ↓ -46% |
| AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | $515.90 | ↓ -42% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $1,869.10 | ↑ +111% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $1,957.00 | ↑ +121% |
| AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $3,522.60 | ↑ +297% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $3,522.60 | ↑ +297% |
| INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | $3,522.60 | ↑ +297% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,522.60 | ↑ +297% |
| STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | $3,718.30 | ↑ +319% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Brain MRI (with contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $2,534.27 | $453.77 – $4,513.08 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $2,912.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $2,912.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |