Decompress small bowel 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

$553.01

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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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$3,253.00

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.

$65.00 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $1,687.02 with BC NON-MCS - 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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $65.00 ↓ -88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -88%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $65.00 ↓ -88%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $65.00 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $65.00 ↓ -88%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $97.50 ↓ -82%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $97.50 ↓ -82%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $130.00 ↓ -76%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $449.00 ↓ -19%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $449.00 ↓ -19%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $449.00 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $449.00 ↓ -19%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $468.90 ↓ -15%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $468.90 ↓ -15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $880.06 ↑ +59%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $880.06 ↑ +59%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $880.06 ↑ +59%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $880.06 ↑ +59%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $880.06 ↑ +59%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $968.07 ↑ +75%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,082.47 ↑ +96%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,144.08 ↑ +107%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,144.08 ↑ +107%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,223.28 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,245.89 ↑ +125%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,282.25 ↑ +132%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,316.63 ↑ +138%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,507.84 ↑ +173%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,687.02 ↑ +205%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,687.02 ↑ +205%

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Decompress small bowel at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $618.07 $28.38 – $1,678.60
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $618.07 $40.00 – $1,678.60
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $487.95 $521.00 – $1,749.75
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,146.98 $40.00 – $1,316.63
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $975.90 $35.00 – $1,687.02
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $227.71 $379.00 – $1,678.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $878.31 $120.63 – $1,749.75
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $618.07 $65.00 – $1,457.98

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