MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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

$615.40

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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.

$3,620.00

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.

$9.80 with BC MCS vs $3,439.00 with STANILAUS FOUNDATION - 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
BC MCS BC MCS $9.80 ↓ -98%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.80 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $64.03 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $64.03 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $64.03 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $64.03 ↓ -90%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $64.03 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $70.43 ↓ -89%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $78.76 ↓ -87%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $83.24 ↓ -86%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.24 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.29 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $95.40 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $115.68 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $122.25 ↓ -80%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $217.17 ↓ -65%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $217.17 ↓ -65%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $217.17 ↓ -65%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $217.17 ↓ -65%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $226.80 ↓ -63%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $226.80 ↓ -63%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $252.00 ↓ -59%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $252.00 ↓ -59%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $252.00 ↓ -59%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $328.67 ↓ -47%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $328.67 ↓ -47%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $515.90 ↓ -16%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,586.45 ↑ +158%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1,810.00 ↑ +194%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3,258.00 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $3,258.00 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $3,258.00 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $3,258.00 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $3,439.00 ↑ +459%

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MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,152.80 $517.00 – $517.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,478.25 $307.13 – $2,632.50
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,152.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,152.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,152.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,704.00 $340.00 – $340.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,704.00 $340.00 – $340.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,152.80 $517.00 – $517.00

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