Correction hallux valgus sesamoidectomy;prox meta osteotomy 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

$358.70

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$2,110.00

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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.

$571.96 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY vs $2,503.74 with BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $571.96 ↑ +59%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $571.96 ↑ +59%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $571.96 ↑ +59%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $571.96 ↑ +59%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $571.96 ↑ +59%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $629.16 ↑ +75%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $703.51 ↑ +96%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $743.55 ↑ +107%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $743.55 ↑ +107%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $795.02 ↑ +122%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $833.35 ↑ +132%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $838.81 ↑ +134%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $856.66 ↑ +139%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $856.66 ↑ +139%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $856.66 ↑ +139%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $856.66 ↑ +139%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $856.66 ↑ +139%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $1,284.99 ↑ +258%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1,284.99 ↑ +258%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,459.00 ↑ +307%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,541.84 ↑ +330%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $1,713.32 ↑ +378%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1,818.40 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1,818.40 ↑ +407%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,818.40 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $1,818.40 ↑ +407%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,899.00 ↑ +429%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,899.00 ↑ +429%
BC MCS BC MCS $2,503.74 ↑ +598%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,503.74 ↑ +598%

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Correction hallux valgus sesamoidectomy;prox meta osteotomy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8,131.20 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8,131.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8,131.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8,131.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,073.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,073.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8,131.20 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $3,073.20 not published

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