Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$48.28

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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$284.00

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.

$51.00 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $273.60 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $51.00 ↑ +6%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $52.41 ↑ +9%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $56.58 ↑ +17%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.56 ↑ +23%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.88 ↑ +47%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $73.44 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $77.32 ↑ +60%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.52 ↑ +61%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $81.60 ↑ +69%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $86.70 ↑ +80%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $86.70 ↑ +80%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $87.70 ↑ +82%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $89.35 ↑ +85%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $91.80 ↑ +90%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $91.80 ↑ +90%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $91.80 ↑ +90%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $91.80 ↑ +90%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $91.80 ↑ +90%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $96.90 ↑ +101%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $96.90 ↑ +101%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $102.00 ↑ +111%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $115.57 ↑ +139%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $115.57 ↑ +139%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $115.57 ↑ +139%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $118.83 ↑ +146%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $132.03 ↑ +173%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $140.66 ↑ +191%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $151.88 ↑ +215%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $152.00 ↑ +215%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +215%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +215%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +215%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +215%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +215%
BC MCS BC MCS $158.50 ↑ +228%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $230.00 ↑ +376%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $273.60 ↑ +467%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $459.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $91.98 $56.70 – $291.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $459.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $459.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $459.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $187.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $187.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $459.20 not published

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