New Patient Office Visit (level 2) 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

$47.43

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.

$279.00

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.

$34.30 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $138.70 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
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $34.30 ↓ -28%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $34.30 ↓ -28%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $34.30 ↓ -28%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $34.30 ↓ -28%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $34.30 ↓ -28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $41.26 ↓ -13%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $41.26 ↓ -13%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $41.26 ↓ -13%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $41.26 ↓ -13%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $41.26 ↓ -13%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $41.26 ↓ -13%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $41.26 ↓ -13%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $45.39 ↓ -4%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $50.75 ↑ +7%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $51.45 ↑ +8%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $51.45 ↑ +8%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.64 ↑ +13%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $53.64 ↑ +13%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $55.74 ↑ +18%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $57.35 ↑ +21%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.12 ↑ +27%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $72.38 ↑ +53%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $73.00 ↑ +54%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $75.01 ↑ +58%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.63 ↑ +64%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $79.29 ↑ +67%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $79.29 ↑ +67%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $79.29 ↑ +67%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.43 ↑ +70%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $82.80 ↑ +75%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $82.80 ↑ +75%
BC MCS BC MCS $96.55 ↑ +104%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $103.61 ↑ +118%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.49 ↑ +131%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $131.40 ↑ +177%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $131.40 ↑ +177%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $131.40 ↑ +177%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $131.40 ↑ +177%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $138.70 ↑ +192%

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New Patient Office Visit (level 2) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $559.01 $50.22 – $204.18
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,479.42 $69.70 – $164.90
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $145.10 $49.20 – $305.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $115.89 $23.03 – $87.22
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $148.96 $49.20 – $298.90
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $154.71 $61.11 – $333.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $161.12 $61.11 – $232.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $309.57 not published

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