Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$204.68

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.

$1,204.00

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.

$20.00 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $436.62 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 $20.00 ↓ -90%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $20.55 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $21.20 ↓ -90%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $22.19 ↓ -89%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.36 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $30.32 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.40 ↓ -85%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $32.00 ↓ -84%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $34.00 ↓ -83%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $34.00 ↓ -83%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $34.39 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.04 ↓ -83%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $36.00 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $36.00 ↓ -82%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $36.00 ↓ -82%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $36.00 ↓ -82%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.00 ↓ -82%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $38.00 ↓ -81%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $38.00 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $234.68 ↑ +15%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $234.68 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $234.68 ↑ +15%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $234.68 ↑ +15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $234.68 ↑ +15%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $234.68 ↑ +15%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $240.58 ↑ +18%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $327.47 ↑ +60%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $363.86 ↑ +78%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $422.42 ↑ +106%
BC MCS BC MCS $436.62 ↑ +113%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $126.59 $9.45 – $93.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00

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