Medical testimony at SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1000 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1780673376
$84.66
Cash price 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.
$498.00
Gross charge 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.
$76.84 with BC MCS vs $747.00 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BC MCS | BC MCS | $76.84 | ↓ -9% |
| BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $76.84 | ↓ -9% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCARE | BLUE SHIELD MCARE | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $152.00 | ↑ +80% |
| AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS | $215.60 | ↑ +155% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $235.00 | ↑ +178% |
| UHC SELECT | UHC SELECT | $241.49 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS | $249.00 | ↑ +194% |
| UHC JLL BP | UHC JLL BP | $260.71 | ↑ +208% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $273.60 | ↑ +223% |
| UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS | $274.43 | ↑ +224% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $281.77 | ↑ +233% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $338.40 | ↑ +300% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $356.26 | ↑ +321% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $357.20 | ↑ +322% |
| TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS | $376.00 | ↑ +344% |
| GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO | $399.50 | ↑ +372% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $399.50 | ↑ +372% |
| UHC PPO | UHC PPO | $404.11 | ↑ +377% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $411.72 | ↑ +386% |
| AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $423.00 | ↑ +400% |
| INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS | $423.00 | ↑ +400% |
| GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $423.00 | ↑ +400% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $423.00 | ↑ +400% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $423.00 | ↑ +400% |
| STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS | $446.50 | ↑ +427% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $470.00 | ↑ +455% |
| CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS | $498.00 | ↑ +488% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $498.00 | ↑ +488% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $498.00 | ↑ +488% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL | $498.00 | ↑ +488% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL | $532.51 | ↑ +529% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL | $532.51 | ↑ +529% |
| CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $747.00 | ↑ +782% |
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| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $89.30 | $375.45 – $675.81 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo | $50.55 | $82.75 – $337.00 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $310.20 | $278.92 – $1,410.00 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits | $141.00 | $403.38 – $470.00 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi | $32.90 | $152.00 – $671.63 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI | Tehachapi | $126.90 | $304.25 – $684.56 |
| WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | MONTEBELLO | $79.92 | $80.04 – $710.40 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah | $94.00 | $280.46 – $504.83 |