Excision of meckels diverticulum 44800 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

$446.25

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$2,625.00

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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.

$84.51 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL vs $2,362.50 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $84.51 ↓ -81%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $84.51 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $84.51 ↓ -81%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $84.51 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $84.51 ↓ -81%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $126.77 ↓ -72%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $126.77 ↓ -72%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $169.02 ↓ -62%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $725.42 ↑ +63%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $725.42 ↑ +63%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $725.42 ↑ +63%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $725.42 ↑ +63%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $725.42 ↑ +63%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $797.96 ↑ +79%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $892.27 ↑ +100%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $943.05 ↑ +111%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $943.05 ↑ +111%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,008.33 ↑ +126%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,030.67 ↑ +131%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,056.94 ↑ +137%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,089.19 ↑ +144%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,187.71 ↑ +166%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,315.31 ↑ +195%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,315.31 ↑ +195%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,262.23 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,262.23 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $2,262.23 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $2,262.23 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2,362.50 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,362.50 ↑ +429%

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Excision of meckels diverticulum 44800 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $498.75 $22.37 – $1,308.74
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $498.75 $84.51 – $1,308.74
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $393.75 $40.00 – $1,364.21
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,732.50 $421.82 – $1,089.19
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $787.50 $35.00 – $1,315.31
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $183.75 $35.00 – $1,308.74
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $708.75 $70.00 – $1,364.21
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $498.75 $84.51 – $1,136.73

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