Pr visit complexity e&m service serious/complex condition 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

$17.00

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.

$100.00

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.

$0.02 with AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $58.50 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA — 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
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.02 ↓ -100%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $14.50 ↓ -15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $14.50 ↓ -15%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $14.50 ↓ -15%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.50 ↓ -15%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $14.50 ↓ -15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $14.50 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $14.50 ↓ -15%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $15.95 ↓ -6%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.85 ↑ +11%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $18.85 ↑ +11%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $19.50 ↑ +15%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $19.50 ↑ +15%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $20.04 ↑ +18%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $20.16 ↑ +19%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.13 ↑ +24%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $21.63 ↑ +27%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.77 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $23.17 ↑ +36%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $23.38 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.48 ↑ +44%
BC MCS BC MCS $25.98 ↑ +53%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.98 ↑ +53%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $31.20 ↑ +84%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $33.15 ↑ +95%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $33.53 ↑ +97%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $35.10 ↑ +106%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $35.10 ↑ +106%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $35.10 ↑ +106%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $35.10 ↑ +106%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $37.05 ↑ +118%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $39.00 ↑ +129%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $39.00 ↑ +129%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $39.00 ↑ +129%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $39.00 ↑ +129%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $39.00 ↑ +129%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $44.19 ↑ +160%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $44.19 ↑ +160%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $58.50 ↑ +244%

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Pr visit complexity e&m service serious/complex condition at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $27.98 $10.87 – $41.16
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $57.63 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $26.52 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $7.41 $0.01 – $78.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $6.45 $0.01 – $82.75
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $7.41 $0.01 – $74.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $7.08 $0.05 – $75.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $10.20 $14.57 – $65.79

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