Cytopathology cellular enhancement technique non-gyn 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

$18.19

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.

$107.00

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.

$21.35 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $402.27 with BC EXCHANGE — 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 $21.35 ↑ +17%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $21.93 ↑ +21%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $22.63 ↑ +24%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $23.68 ↑ +30%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.93 ↑ +37%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $26.92 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $26.92 ↑ +48%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $26.92 ↑ +48%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $26.92 ↑ +48%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $26.92 ↑ +48%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $28.80 ↑ +58%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $29.61 ↑ +63%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $32.36 ↑ +78%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.44 ↑ +78%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $34.15 ↑ +88%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.00 ↑ +92%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $35.00 ↑ +92%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $36.29 ↑ +100%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $36.70 ↑ +102%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.40 ↑ +106%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $38.42 ↑ +111%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $38.42 ↑ +111%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $38.42 ↑ +111%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $38.42 ↑ +111%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $40.56 ↑ +123%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $42.69 ↑ +135%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $42.69 ↑ +135%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $42.69 ↑ +135%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $42.69 ↑ +135%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $42.69 ↑ +135%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $42.69 ↑ +135%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $60.92 ↑ +235%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $71.78 ↑ +295%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $71.78 ↑ +295%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.52 ↑ +315%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $91.38 ↑ +402%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.54 ↑ +530%
BC MCS BC MCS $114.54 ↑ +530%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $402.27 ↑ +2111%

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Cytopathology cellular enhancement technique non-gyn at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $280.00 $57.00 – $57.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $280.00 $57.00 – $57.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $280.00 $57.00 – $57.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $280.00 $57.00 – $57.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $174.72 $61.00 – $61.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $174.72 $61.00 – $61.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $280.00 $57.00 – $57.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $27.96 $10.69 – $100.52

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