New Patient Office Visit (level 4) 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

$105.23

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.

$619.00

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.

$68.90 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL vs $287.85 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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $68.90 ↓ -35%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $68.90 ↓ -35%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $68.90 ↓ -35%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $68.90 ↓ -35%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $68.90 ↓ -35%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $103.35 ↓ -2%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $103.35 ↓ -2%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $111.97 ↑ +6%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $116.78 ↑ +11%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $116.78 ↑ +11%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $116.78 ↑ +11%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $116.78 ↑ +11%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $116.78 ↑ +11%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $116.78 ↑ +11%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $126.78 ↑ +20%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $128.46 ↑ +22%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $140.86 ↑ +34%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $143.64 ↑ +37%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $151.50 ↑ +44%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $151.81 ↑ +44%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.81 ↑ +44%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $155.68 ↑ +48%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $162.32 ↑ +54%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $168.07 ↑ +60%
BC MCS BC MCS $169.10 ↑ +61%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.15 ↑ +62%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $176.92 ↑ +68%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $197.87 ↑ +88%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $223.77 ↑ +113%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $224.93 ↑ +114%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $230.28 ↑ +119%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $234.90 ↑ +123%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $234.90 ↑ +123%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $272.70 ↑ +159%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $272.70 ↑ +159%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $272.70 ↑ +159%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $272.70 ↑ +159%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $287.85 ↑ +174%

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New Patient Office Visit (level 4) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,166.40 $83.70 – $241.80
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,667.98 $231.65 – $548.05
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,043.90 $98.83 – $454.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $291.05 $58.73 – $222.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $725.20 $98.01 – $355.74
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $178.08 $111.00 – $384.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $208.83 $104.00 – $314.82
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $633.42 not published

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