Culture urine each isolate at SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1000 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1780673376
$38.42
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$226.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$8.09 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $133.95 with CIGNA PPO - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| BLUE SHIELD MCARE | BLUE SHIELD MCARE | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $8.09 | ↓ -79% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $8.72 | ↓ -77% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | $9.88 | ↓ -74% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | $9.88 | ↓ -74% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | $9.88 | ↓ -74% |
| CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | $12.03 | ↓ -69% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $12.99 | ↓ -66% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $14.56 | ↓ -62% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $65.48 | ↑ +70% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $70.50 | ↑ +83% |
| UHC SELECT | UHC SELECT | $72.45 | ↑ +89% |
| BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $72.76 | ↑ +89% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $74.73 | ↑ +95% |
| UHC JLL BP | UHC JLL BP | $78.21 | ↑ +104% |
| AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | $82.28 | ↑ +114% |
| UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | $82.33 | ↑ +114% |
| BC MCS | BC MCS | $87.31 | ↑ +127% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $106.88 | ↑ +178% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $107.16 | ↑ +179% |
| TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | $112.80 | ↑ +194% |
| GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | $119.85 | ↑ +212% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $119.85 | ↑ +212% |
| UHC PPO | UHC PPO | $121.23 | ↑ +216% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $123.52 | ↑ +221% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +230% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +230% |
| AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +230% |
| GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +230% |
| INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +230% |
| STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | $133.95 | ↑ +249% |
| CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | $133.95 | ↑ +249% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Culture urine each isolate at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $96.88 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $96.88 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $96.88 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $96.88 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $95.16 | $5.00 – $5.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $95.16 | $5.00 – $5.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $96.88 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $13.95 | $1.62 – $24.25 |