Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$236.64

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.

$1,392.00

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.

$214.24 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,757.18 with AETNA - ALL OTHER 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.

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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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $214.24 ↓ -9%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $242.74 ↑ +3%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $242.74 ↑ +3%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $242.74 ↑ +3%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $295.44 ↑ +25%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $319.01 ↑ +35%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $696.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $715.21 ↑ +202%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $737.76 ↑ +212%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $747.93 ↑ +216%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $747.93 ↑ +216%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $747.93 ↑ +216%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $747.93 ↑ +216%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $747.93 ↑ +216%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $747.93 ↑ +216%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $772.14 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $812.79 ↑ +243%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $885.58 ↑ +274%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $983.97 ↑ +316%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,055.14 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,057.92 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,113.60 ↑ +371%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,180.75 ↑ +399%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,183.20 ↑ +400%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,183.20 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $1,196.84 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,219.39 ↑ +415%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,252.80 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,252.80 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,252.80 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,252.80 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,252.80 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $1,322.40 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,322.40 ↑ +459%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,346.27 ↑ +469%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,757.18 ↑ +1065%

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Cerebrospinal fld flw imag at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,612.80 $719.00 – $719.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $901.85 $324.13 – $2,368.99
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,612.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,612.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,612.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,256.80 $489.00 – $489.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,256.80 $489.00 – $489.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,612.80 $719.00 – $719.00

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