Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp 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

$9.99

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.

$58.77

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.

$27.50 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $311.50 with AETNA - ALL OTHER 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 $27.50 ↑ +175%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $28.26 ↑ +183%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $29.15 ↑ +192%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $29.63 ↑ +197%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $30.51 ↑ +205%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.11 ↑ +221%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $33.58 ↑ +236%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $33.58 ↑ +236%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $33.58 ↑ +236%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $39.84 ↑ +299%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $39.84 ↑ +299%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $39.84 ↑ +299%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $39.84 ↑ +299%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $39.84 ↑ +299%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.84 ↑ +299%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $40.87 ↑ +309%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $41.69 ↑ +317%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.80 ↑ +318%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $44.00 ↑ +340%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $44.13 ↑ +342%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $46.75 ↑ +368%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $46.75 ↑ +368%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $47.17 ↑ +372%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $47.29 ↑ +373%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.18 ↑ +382%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +395%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +395%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +395%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.50 ↑ +395%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +395%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $52.25 ↑ +423%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $52.25 ↑ +423%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.41 ↑ +425%
BC MCS BC MCS $62.89 ↑ +530%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $71.71 ↑ +618%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $311.50 ↑ +3018%

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Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $152.32 $77.00 – $77.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $152.32 $77.00 – $77.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $152.32 $77.00 – $77.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $152.32 $77.00 – $77.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $147.16 $52.00 – $52.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $147.16 $52.00 – $52.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $152.32 $77.00 – $77.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $147.16 $52.00 – $52.00

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