Excision benign lesion scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia 1.1 - 2.0 cm 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

$649.57

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.

$3,821.00

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.

$28.00 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $6,054.00 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 MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $28.00 ↓ -96%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $28.00 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $28.00 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $28.00 ↓ -96%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $28.00 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $42.00 ↓ -94%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $42.00 ↓ -94%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $56.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $127.92 ↓ -80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $127.92 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $127.92 ↓ -80%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $127.92 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $127.92 ↓ -80%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $140.71 ↓ -78%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↓ -77%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $157.34 ↓ -76%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.30 ↓ -74%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $166.30 ↓ -74%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $177.81 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $186.38 ↓ -71%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $200.91 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $215.85 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $228.10 ↓ -65%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $256.20 ↓ -61%
BC MCS BC MCS $256.20 ↓ -61%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $319.50 ↓ -51%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $328.32 ↓ -49%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $354.45 ↓ -45%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $373.11 ↓ -43%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $418.83 ↓ -36%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $437.40 ↓ -33%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $437.40 ↓ -33%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $575.10 ↓ -11%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $575.10 ↓ -11%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $575.10 ↓ -11%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $575.10 ↓ -11%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $607.05 ↓ -7%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $6,054.00 ↑ +832%

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Excision benign lesion scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia 1.1 - 2.0 cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,914.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,914.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,914.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,914.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,506.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,506.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,914.40 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $2,506.40 not published

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