Laparo remove w/ureter 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

$771.80

Cash price

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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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$4,540.00

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.

$868.95 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $4,086.00 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
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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 $868.95 ↑ +13%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $868.95 ↑ +13%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $868.95 ↑ +13%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $868.95 ↑ +13%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $868.95 ↑ +13%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,179.94 ↑ +53%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,179.94 ↑ +53%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,179.94 ↑ +53%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,179.94 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,179.94 ↑ +53%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,297.93 ↑ +68%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1,303.43 ↑ +69%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $1,303.43 ↑ +69%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,451.33 ↑ +88%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,533.92 ↑ +99%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,533.92 ↑ +99%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,640.12 ↑ +113%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,719.17 ↑ +123%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $1,737.90 ↑ +125%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,031.99 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,147.36 ↑ +178%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,313.54 ↑ +200%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,090.34 ↑ +300%
BC MCS BC MCS $3,090.34 ↑ +300%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,912.57 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $3,912.57 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $3,912.57 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $3,912.57 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $4,086.00 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $4,086.00 ↑ +429%

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Laparo remove w/ureter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $862.60 $38.88 – $3,009.74
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $862.60 $173.86 – $3,009.74
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $681.00 $125.00 – $3,549.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,996.40 $130.00 – $2,147.36
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,362.00 $868.95 – $3,090.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,225.80 $173.86 – $3,549.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $862.60 $130.00 – $2,670.74
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah $908.00 $66.41 – $2,147.36

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