Cardioassist internal 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

$1,522.01

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.

$8,953.00

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.

$154.28 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $17,592.65 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $154.28 ↓ -90%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $154.28 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $154.28 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $154.28 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $154.28 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $154.28 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $270.37 ↓ -82%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $277.70 ↓ -82%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $306.33 ↓ -80%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $306.33 ↓ -80%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $306.33 ↓ -80%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,389.00 ↑ +123%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,793.00 ↑ +149%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $4,476.50 ↑ +194%
BC MCS BC MCS $4,551.00 ↑ +199%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $4,600.05 ↑ +202%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $4,966.23 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,227.66 ↑ +243%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,221.44 ↑ +309%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $6,446.16 ↑ +324%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $6,813.23 ↑ +348%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,831.14 ↑ +349%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $7,162.40 ↑ +371%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $7,610.05 ↑ +400%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $7,610.05 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $7,697.79 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,842.83 ↑ +415%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,057.70 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $8,057.70 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $8,057.70 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $8,057.70 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $8,057.70 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $8,505.35 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $8,505.35 ↑ +459%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $16,294.46 ↑ +971%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17,592.65 ↑ +1056%

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Cardioassist internal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $1,400.85 $216.30 – $2,801.70
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley $289.92 $159.76 – $3,450.00
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO $384.48 $85.22 – $3,389.00
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $8,018.00 – $10,413.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna not published $8,222.00 – $8,222.00
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