Incis 1 vertebral seg cerv 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

$1,027.65

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.

$6,045.00

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.

$65.00 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $3,588.30 with BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $65.00 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $97.50 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $97.50 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $130.00 ↓ -87%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $833.36 ↓ -19%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $833.36 ↓ -19%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $833.36 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $833.36 ↓ -19%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $870.30 ↓ -15%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $870.30 ↓ -15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,660.96 ↑ +62%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,660.96 ↑ +62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,660.96 ↑ +62%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,660.96 ↑ +62%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,660.96 ↑ +62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,827.06 ↑ +78%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $2,042.98 ↑ +99%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,159.25 ↑ +110%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,159.25 ↑ +110%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,308.73 ↑ +125%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,420.02 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,524.34 ↑ +146%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,584.18 ↑ +151%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,667.67 ↑ +160%
BC MCS BC MCS $3,588.30 ↑ +249%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,588.30 ↑ +249%

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Incis 1 vertebral seg cerv at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,148.55 $51.75 – $3,457.32
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,148.55 $70.00 – $9,332.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $906.75 $209.60 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,989.70 $967.00 – $2,667.67
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,813.50 $967.00 – $3,588.30
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $423.15 $967.00 – $3,457.32
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,632.15 $65.00 – $3,521.86
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,148.55 $65.00 – $3,101.22

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