Cholesterol 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

$61.71

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$363.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.90 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $52.76 with BC MCS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $2.90 ↓ -95%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $2.98 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $3.07 ↓ -95%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $3.22 ↓ -95%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.39 ↓ -95%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $4.35 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $4.35 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.35 ↓ -93%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $4.35 ↓ -93%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4.35 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $4.35 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $4.40 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.41 ↓ -93%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $4.64 ↓ -92%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $4.93 ↓ -92%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $4.93 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.99 ↓ -92%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $4.99 ↓ -92%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.08 ↓ -92%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $5.22 ↓ -92%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $5.22 ↓ -92%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $5.22 ↓ -92%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.22 ↓ -92%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $5.22 ↓ -92%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $5.51 ↓ -91%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $5.51 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $5.66 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $5.66 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $5.66 ↓ -91%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $5.80 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5.80 ↓ -91%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7.83 ↓ -87%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $39.57 ↓ -36%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.97 ↓ -29%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.27 ↓ -28%
BC MCS BC MCS $52.76 ↓ -15%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Cholesterol at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $25.76 $5.00 – $5.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $118.70 $4.35 – $211.38
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $25.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $25.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $25.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $45.24 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $45.24 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $25.76 $5.00 – $5.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →