Incision of thigh 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

$592.96

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$3,488.00

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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.

$801.19 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $3,139.20 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $801.19 ↑ +35%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $801.19 ↑ +35%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $801.19 ↑ +35%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $801.19 ↑ +35%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $801.19 ↑ +35%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $925.31 ↑ +56%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $925.31 ↑ +56%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $925.31 ↑ +56%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $925.31 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $925.31 ↑ +56%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,017.84 ↑ +72%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,138.13 ↑ +92%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1,201.79 ↑ +103%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $1,201.79 ↑ +103%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,202.90 ↑ +103%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,202.90 ↑ +103%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,286.18 ↑ +117%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,348.18 ↑ +127%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,524.69 ↑ +157%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,541.78 ↑ +160%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $1,602.38 ↑ +170%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,629.32 ↑ +175%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,115.55 ↑ +257%
BC MCS BC MCS $2,115.55 ↑ +257%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,005.96 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $3,005.96 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $3,005.96 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $3,005.96 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3,139.20 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $3,139.20 ↑ +429%

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Incision of thigh at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $662.72 $29.33 – $2,038.32
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $662.72 $85.00 – $9,332.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $523.20 $801.19 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,302.08 $801.19 – $1,629.32
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,046.40 $61.00 – $2,115.55
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $244.16 $61.00 – $2,038.32
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $941.76 $55.00 – $2,076.37
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $662.72 $160.09 – $1,828.38

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