Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$23.59

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$138.75

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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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$0.02 with AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $136.97 with HEALTHNET MCAL — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $0.02 ↓ -100%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $0.14 ↓ -99%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $45.99 ↑ +95%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $47.26 ↑ +100%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $51.03 ↑ +116%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.71 ↑ +128%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.27 ↑ +160%
BC MCS BC MCS $61.27 ↑ +160%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $66.23 ↑ +181%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $69.73 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.91 ↑ +196%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $73.59 ↑ +212%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $78.19 ↑ +231%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $78.19 ↑ +231%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $79.09 ↑ +235%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.58 ↑ +242%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $82.79 ↑ +251%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $82.79 ↑ +251%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $82.79 ↑ +251%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $82.79 ↑ +251%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $82.79 ↑ +251%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $87.39 ↑ +270%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $87.39 ↑ +270%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $91.99 ↑ +290%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $104.22 ↑ +342%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $104.22 ↑ +342%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $104.22 ↑ +342%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $126.85 ↑ +438%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $136.97 ↑ +481%

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01

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