Incision of gallbladder 47480 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

$506.77

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$2,981.00

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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.

$498.14 with BC MCAL vs $2,682.90 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL 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

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 $498.14 ↓ -2%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $498.14 ↓ -2%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $498.14 ↓ -2%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $498.14 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $498.14 ↓ -2%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $747.21 ↑ +47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $747.21 ↑ +47%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $824.54 ↑ +63%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $824.54 ↑ +63%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $824.54 ↑ +63%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $824.54 ↑ +63%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $824.54 ↑ +63%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $906.99 ↑ +79%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $996.28 ↑ +97%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,014.18 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,036.85 ↑ +105%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,071.90 ↑ +112%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,071.90 ↑ +112%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,095.72 ↑ +116%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,146.11 ↑ +126%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,201.35 ↑ +137%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,356.09 ↑ +168%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,441.59 ↑ +184%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,441.59 ↑ +184%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $2,569.03 ↑ +407%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,569.03 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,569.03 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $2,569.03 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2,682.90 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,682.90 ↑ +429%

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Incision of gallbladder 47480 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $566.39 $25.62 – $1,434.39
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $566.39 $99.78 – $1,434.39
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $447.15 $65.00 – $1,495.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,967.46 $60.00 – $1,201.35
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $894.30 $498.14 – $1,441.59
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $208.67 $99.78 – $1,434.39
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $804.87 $30.00 – $1,495.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $566.39 $60.00 – $1,245.88

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