Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes 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

$53,297.04

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$313,512.00

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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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$5,285.00 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $466,819.37 with HEALTHNET MCAL — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $5,285.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,459.00 ↓ -90%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $78,378.00 ↑ +47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $78,378.00 ↑ +47%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $78,378.00 ↑ +47%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $78,378.00 ↑ +47%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $110,640.93 ↑ +108%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $122,931.86 ↑ +131%
BC MCS BC MCS $147,519.36 ↑ +177%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $156,756.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $161,082.47 ↑ +202%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $166,161.36 ↑ +212%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $173,905.11 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $183,059.66 ↑ +243%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $184,197.20 ↑ +246%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $250,809.60 ↑ +371%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $266,485.20 ↑ +400%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $266,485.20 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $269,557.62 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $274,636.51 ↑ +415%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $282,160.80 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $282,160.80 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $282,160.80 ↑ +429%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $282,160.80 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $282,160.80 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $297,836.40 ↑ +459%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $297,836.40 ↑ +459%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $313,512.00 ↑ +488%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $432,333.05 ↑ +711%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $466,819.37 ↑ +776%

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Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $74,569.15 $38,582.94 – $160,796.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $73,765.17 $50,248.75 – $200,995.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $35,455.52 $31,355.22 – $221,691.13
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $39,334.16 $19,094.25 – $76,377.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $131,891.85 $79,081.20 – $293,093.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City $85,304.50 $51,557.66 – $234,353.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $84,468.72 $33,910.80 – $255,872.40
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $67,205.04 $51,975.00 – $246,624.00

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