#cf-97variants 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

$94.62

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.

$556.60

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.

$82.50 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $8,206.58 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $82.50 ↓ -13%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $84.78 ↓ -10%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $87.45 ↓ -8%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $91.53 ↓ -3%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $96.34 ↑ +2%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $125.07 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $125.40 ↑ +33%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $132.00 ↑ +40%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $140.25 ↑ +48%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $140.25 ↑ +48%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $141.87 ↑ +50%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.54 ↑ +53%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +57%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +57%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +57%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $148.50 ↑ +57%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +57%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $156.75 ↑ +66%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $156.75 ↑ +66%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $165.00 ↑ +74%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $165.00 ↑ +74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $165.00 ↑ +74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $165.00 ↑ +74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $165.00 ↑ +74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $165.00 ↑ +74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +488%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +488%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $556.60 ↑ +488%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +488%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $556.60 ↑ +488%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $556.60 ↑ +488%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,001.88 ↑ +959%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,714.12 ↑ +4882%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $6,155.06 ↑ +6405%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,838.94 ↑ +7128%
BC MCS BC MCS $8,206.58 ↑ +8573%

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#cf-97variants at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $56.94 $35.10 – $1,476.83
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $868.40 $234.00 – $234.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $868.40 $234.00 – $234.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00

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