Inj, bupivacaine liposome 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

$792.98

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.

$4,664.61

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.

$1.90 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $2,681.94 with CIGNA 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
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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
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1.90 ↓ -100%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $1.90 ↓ -100%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1.90 ↓ -100%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1.90 ↓ -100%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1.90 ↓ -100%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1.90 ↓ -100%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.17 ↓ -100%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -100%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6.02 ↓ -99%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $6.82 ↓ -99%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $6.82 ↓ -99%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $6.82 ↓ -99%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $8.30 ↓ -99%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $8.96 ↓ -99%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1,411.55 ↑ +78%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1,450.50 ↑ +83%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1,565.97 ↑ +97%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,648.40 ↑ +108%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,880.46 ↑ +137%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,880.46 ↑ +137%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,032.62 ↑ +156%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,139.90 ↑ +170%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,145.55 ↑ +171%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,258.47 ↑ +185%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2,399.63 ↑ +203%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,399.63 ↑ +203%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,427.29 ↑ +206%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,473.03 ↑ +212%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,540.78 ↑ +220%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,540.78 ↑ +220%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,540.78 ↑ +220%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,540.78 ↑ +220%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,540.78 ↑ +220%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $2,681.94 ↑ +238%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $2,681.94 ↑ +238%

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Inj, bupivacaine liposome at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49

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