External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$31.56

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.

$185.65

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.

$91.00 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $1,505.32 with BC MCS — 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $91.00 ↑ +188%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $93.51 ↑ +196%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $96.46 ↑ +206%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $100.96 ↑ +220%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.27 ↑ +237%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $137.96 ↑ +337%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.32 ↑ +338%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $144.61 ↑ +358%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +358%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +358%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $144.61 ↑ +358%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +358%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $144.61 ↑ +358%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $145.60 ↑ +361%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $154.70 ↑ +390%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $154.70 ↑ +390%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $156.48 ↑ +396%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $159.43 ↑ +405%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +419%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +419%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +419%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $163.80 ↑ +419%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +419%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $165.93 ↑ +426%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $172.90 ↑ +448%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $172.90 ↑ +448%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $182.00 ↑ +477%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $182.00 ↑ +477%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $182.00 ↑ +477%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $182.00 ↑ +477%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $182.00 ↑ +477%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $260.30 ↑ +725%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,129.01 ↑ +3477%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,254.45 ↑ +3875%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,265.91 ↑ +3911%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,505.32 ↑ +4670%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $76.65 $40.50 – $383.71
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $617.24 $99.00 – $99.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $617.24 $99.00 – $99.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00

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