Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$17.54

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.

$103.19

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.

$46.50 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $709.02 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 $46.50 ↑ +165%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $47.78 ↑ +172%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $49.29 ↑ +181%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $51.59 ↑ +194%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.30 ↑ +210%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $70.49 ↑ +302%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.68 ↑ +303%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $71.78 ↑ +309%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $71.78 ↑ +309%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $71.78 ↑ +309%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $71.78 ↑ +309%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $71.78 ↑ +309%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $71.78 ↑ +309%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $74.40 ↑ +324%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $74.56 ↑ +325%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $79.05 ↑ +351%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $79.05 ↑ +351%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $79.96 ↑ +356%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $81.47 ↑ +364%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +377%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +377%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +377%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.70 ↑ +377%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +377%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $84.48 ↑ +382%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $84.48 ↑ +382%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $84.48 ↑ +382%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $88.35 ↑ +404%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $88.35 ↑ +404%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $93.00 ↑ +430%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $93.00 ↑ +430%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $99.48 ↑ +467%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.53 ↑ +530%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $129.20 ↑ +637%
BC MCS BC MCS $132.64 ↑ +656%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $709.02 ↑ +3942%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $431.20 $134.00 – $134.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $67.46 $41.58 – $236.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $431.20 $134.00 – $134.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $431.20 $134.00 – $134.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $431.20 $134.00 – $134.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $295.36 $84.00 – $84.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $295.36 $84.00 – $84.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $431.20 $134.00 – $134.00

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