Bx/exc xdrl spine lesn lmbr 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

$889.44

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.

$5,232.00

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.

$721.33 with UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $4,035.90 with BC MCS — 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
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $721.33 ↓ -19%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $721.33 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $721.33 ↓ -19%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $721.33 ↓ -19%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $753.30 ↓ -15%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $753.30 ↓ -15%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $837.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $837.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $837.00 ↓ -6%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,437.68 ↑ +62%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,437.68 ↑ +62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,437.68 ↑ +62%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,437.68 ↑ +62%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,437.68 ↑ +62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,581.45 ↑ +78%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,768.35 ↑ +99%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,868.98 ↑ +110%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,868.98 ↑ +110%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,998.38 ↑ +125%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,094.70 ↑ +136%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,157.55 ↑ +143%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,280.05 ↑ +156%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,280.69 ↑ +156%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,035.90 ↑ +354%
BC MCS BC MCS $4,035.90 ↑ +354%

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Bx/exc xdrl spine lesn lmbr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $994.08 $45.00 – $3,736.83
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $994.08 $40.00 – $3,736.83
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $784.80 $75.00 – $3,959.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,453.12 $70.00 – $2,280.05
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,569.60 $75.00 – $4,035.90
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $366.24 $40.00 – $3,736.83
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,412.64 $70.00 – $3,959.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $994.08 $45.00 – $3,487.78

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