Excision of mouth lesion complex 40816 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

$183.43

Cash price

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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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$1,079.00

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.

$20.00 with BC 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $20.00 ↓ -89%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $20.00 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $20.00 ↓ -89%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $20.00 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $20.00 ↓ -89%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $30.00 ↓ -84%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $30.00 ↓ -84%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $40.00 ↓ -78%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $267.00 ↑ +46%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $274.37 ↑ +50%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $287.89 ↑ +57%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $287.89 ↑ +57%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $287.89 ↑ +57%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $287.89 ↑ +57%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $287.89 ↑ +57%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $296.21 ↑ +61%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $311.80 ↑ +70%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $316.68 ↑ +73%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $320.40 ↑ +75%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $354.10 ↑ +93%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $374.26 ↑ +104%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $374.26 ↑ +104%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $406.37 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $407.44 ↑ +122%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $419.46 ↑ +129%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $427.20 ↑ +133%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $453.90 ↑ +147%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $459.13 ↑ +150%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $480.60 ↑ +162%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $480.60 ↑ +162%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $480.60 ↑ +162%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $480.60 ↑ +162%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $507.30 ↑ +177%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $552.63 ↑ +201%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $671.10 ↑ +266%
BC MCS BC MCS $671.10 ↑ +266%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $4,566.99 ↑ +2390%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,566.99 ↑ +2390%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $6,054.00 ↑ +3200%

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Excision of mouth lesion complex 40816 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8,820.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8,820.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8,820.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8,820.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8,820.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $8,820.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $8,820.00 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $8,820.00 not published

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