Nephrectomy partial 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

$768.23

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.

$4,519.00

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.

$202.53 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $2,278.75 with AETNA - ALL OTHER 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 $202.53 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $202.53 ↓ -74%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $202.53 ↓ -74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $202.53 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $202.53 ↓ -74%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $303.80 ↓ -60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $303.80 ↓ -60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $405.06 ↓ -47%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $623.08 ↓ -19%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $623.08 ↓ -19%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $623.08 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $623.08 ↓ -19%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $650.70 ↓ -15%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $650.70 ↓ -15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,183.30 ↑ +54%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,183.30 ↑ +54%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,183.30 ↑ +54%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,183.30 ↑ +54%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,183.30 ↑ +54%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,301.63 ↑ +69%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,455.46 ↑ +89%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,538.29 ↑ +100%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,538.29 ↑ +100%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,644.79 ↑ +114%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,724.07 ↑ +124%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,877.22 ↑ +144%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,983.81 ↑ +158%
BC MCS BC MCS $2,204.98 ↑ +187%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,204.98 ↑ +187%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,278.75 ↑ +197%

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Nephrectomy partial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $858.61 $38.28 – $2,254.34
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $858.61 $723.00 – $2,254.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $677.85 $723.00 – $2,309.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,982.54 $723.00 – $1,983.81
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,355.70 $723.00 – $2,204.98
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $316.33 $90.00 – $2,366.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,220.13 $202.53 – $2,309.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $858.61 $202.53 – $1,983.81

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