Pr discharge day management hospital ip/obs > 30 min on encounter date 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

$47.94

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.

$282.00

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.

$53.40 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $267.90 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 $53.40 ↑ +11%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $53.40 ↑ +11%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $53.40 ↑ +11%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $53.40 ↑ +11%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $53.40 ↑ +11%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $80.10 ↑ +67%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $80.10 ↑ +67%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $86.78 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $108.11 ↑ +126%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $108.11 ↑ +126%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $108.11 ↑ +126%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $108.11 ↑ +126%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $108.11 ↑ +126%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $118.92 ↑ +148%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $132.98 ↑ +177%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $140.54 ↑ +193%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $140.54 ↑ +193%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $141.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $144.89 ↑ +202%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $149.82 ↑ +213%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $150.27 ↑ +213%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $152.00 ↑ +217%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $152.00 ↑ +217%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $156.43 ↑ +226%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.52 ↑ +229%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $158.32 ↑ +230%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $162.65 ↑ +239%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $164.66 ↑ +243%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $169.06 ↑ +253%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $176.62 ↑ +268%
BC MCS BC MCS $176.62 ↑ +268%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $225.60 ↑ +371%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $239.70 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $242.46 ↑ +406%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $267.90 ↑ +459%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $194.48 $75.55 – $286.16
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $151.09 $196.92 – $298.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $53.58 $3.02 – $178.38
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $37.95 $53.40 – $192.93
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $53.58 $53.40 – $229.35
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $42.30 $53.40 – $186.88
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $186.12 $53.40 – $158.32
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $84.60 $53.40 – $176.62

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