Heparin bolus from bag 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

$41.69

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.

$245.21

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.

$0.21 with CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS vs $30.00 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA — 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
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $0.21 ↓ -99%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.28 ↓ -99%
BC MCS BC MCS $0.53 ↓ -99%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.53 ↓ -99%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1.51 ↓ -96%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1.70 ↓ -96%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1.75 ↓ -96%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1.89 ↓ -95%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.99 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2.45 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.58 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.58 ↓ -94%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.72 ↓ -93%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2.89 ↓ -93%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2.89 ↓ -93%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2.92 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.98 ↓ -93%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3.06 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $3.06 ↓ -93%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $3.06 ↓ -93%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.06 ↓ -93%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $3.06 ↓ -93%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $3.23 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.40 ↓ -92%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $3.85 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $3.85 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $3.85 ↓ -91%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.69 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5.06 ↓ -88%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -66%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $20.00 ↓ -52%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $30.00 ↓ -28%

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Heparin bolus from bag at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $94.08 $0.22 – $0.22
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $0.33 – $20.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $94.08 $0.22 – $0.22
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $94.08 $0.22 – $0.22
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $94.08 $0.22 – $0.22
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $87.36 $0.22 – $0.22
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $87.36 $0.22 – $0.22
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $94.08 $0.22 – $0.22

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