Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$67.32

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.

$396.00

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.

$83.69 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $241.84 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $83.69 ↑ +24%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $83.69 ↑ +24%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $83.69 ↑ +24%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $83.69 ↑ +24%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $83.69 ↑ +24%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $92.06 ↑ +37%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $98.40 ↑ +46%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $98.40 ↑ +46%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $98.40 ↑ +46%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $98.40 ↑ +46%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $98.40 ↑ +46%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $99.41 ↑ +48%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $102.01 ↑ +52%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $102.94 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.05 ↑ +56%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $108.80 ↑ +62%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $108.80 ↑ +62%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $115.00 ↑ +71%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $116.33 ↑ +73%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $118.17 ↑ +76%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $121.94 ↑ +81%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $127.58 ↑ +90%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.30 ↑ +99%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $145.77 ↑ +117%
BC MCS BC MCS $145.77 ↑ +117%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $147.60 ↑ +119%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $147.60 ↑ +119%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $159.92 ↑ +138%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $169.77 ↑ +152%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $177.30 ↑ +163%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $177.30 ↑ +163%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $183.27 ↑ +172%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $183.27 ↑ +172%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $207.00 ↑ +207%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $207.00 ↑ +207%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $207.00 ↑ +207%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $207.00 ↑ +207%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $218.50 ↑ +225%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $241.84 ↑ +259%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $341.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $410.85 $111.51 – $322.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $341.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $341.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $341.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $353.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $353.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $341.60 not published

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