Interrogate subq defib 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

$14.79

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.

$87.00

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.

$32.50 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $246.56 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $32.50 ↑ +120%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $33.40 ↑ +126%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $36.06 ↑ +144%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $36.34 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $36.34 ↑ +146%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $36.34 ↑ +146%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $36.34 ↑ +146%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $36.34 ↑ +146%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.95 ↑ +157%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $39.97 ↑ +170%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.87 ↑ +190%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $44.70 ↑ +202%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $46.80 ↑ +216%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.24 ↑ +219%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $47.24 ↑ +219%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $49.47 ↑ +234%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.60 ↑ +235%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $51.41 ↑ +248%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $51.41 ↑ +248%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $52.00 ↑ +252%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.95 ↑ +258%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $54.13 ↑ +266%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $54.13 ↑ +266%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $54.13 ↑ +266%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $54.13 ↑ +266%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $54.13 ↑ +266%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $55.25 ↑ +274%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $55.89 ↑ +278%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +296%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +296%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +296%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +296%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $61.75 ↑ +318%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $65.00 ↑ +339%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $65.00 ↑ +339%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $81.20 ↑ +449%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $123.45 ↑ +735%
BC MCS BC MCS $123.45 ↑ +735%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $246.56 ↑ +1567%

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