Insert pessary/other device 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

$73.78

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.

$434.00

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.

$37.50 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $3,389.00 with BC EXCHANGE — 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
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $37.50 ↓ -49%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $37.50 ↓ -49%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $37.50 ↓ -49%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $37.50 ↓ -49%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $37.50 ↓ -49%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $39.19 ↓ -47%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $39.19 ↓ -47%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.19 ↓ -47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $39.19 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $39.19 ↓ -47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $42.49 ↓ -42%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $42.49 ↓ -42%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $43.11 ↓ -42%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $48.20 ↓ -35%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.95 ↓ -31%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $50.95 ↓ -31%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $54.47 ↓ -26%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $56.25 ↓ -24%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.10 ↓ -23%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.70 ↓ -4%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $116.22 ↑ +58%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $122.82 ↑ +66%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $129.50 ↑ +76%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $132.72 ↑ +80%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $132.72 ↑ +80%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $132.72 ↑ +80%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $132.72 ↑ +80%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $138.60 ↑ +88%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $138.60 ↑ +88%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +106%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +106%
BC MCS BC MCS $168.68 ↑ +129%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $168.68 ↑ +129%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $233.10 ↑ +216%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $233.10 ↑ +216%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $233.10 ↑ +216%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $233.10 ↑ +216%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $246.05 ↑ +233%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,389.00 ↑ +4493%

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