Cytopath tbs c/v manual 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

$5.10

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.

$30.00

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.

$13.84 with MEDI-CAL vs $107.30 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $13.84 ↑ +171%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $15.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $15.41 ↑ +202%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $15.68 ↑ +207%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $15.68 ↑ +207%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $15.68 ↑ +207%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $15.90 ↑ +212%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $16.64 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.52 ↑ +244%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +264%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $18.54 ↑ +264%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +264%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +264%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $18.54 ↑ +264%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.54 ↑ +264%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $19.09 ↑ +274%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $20.61 ↑ +304%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22.74 ↑ +346%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.80 ↑ +347%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $24.00 ↑ +371%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $25.50 ↑ +400%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $25.50 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $25.79 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.28 ↑ +415%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $27.00 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $27.00 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $27.00 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.00 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $27.00 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $28.50 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $28.50 ↑ +459%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.37 ↑ +554%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $47.04 ↑ +822%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.27 ↑ +925%
BC MCS BC MCS $62.72 ↑ +1130%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.30 ↑ +2004%

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Cytopath tbs c/v manual at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $138.88 $19.00 – $19.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $34.61 $18.18 – $61.62
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $138.88 $19.00 – $19.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $138.88 $19.00 – $19.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $138.88 $19.00 – $19.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $59.28 $15.00 – $15.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $59.28 $15.00 – $15.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $138.88 $19.00 – $19.00

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