Prednisone 1 mg tablet 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

$1.87

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.

$11.00

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.

$0.01 with CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS vs $7.50 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
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $0.01 ↓ -99%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.02 ↓ -99%
BC MCS BC MCS $0.04 ↓ -98%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.04 ↓ -98%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $0.41 ↓ -78%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1.75 ↓ -6%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1.80 ↓ -4%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1.95 ↑ +4%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.05 ↑ +10%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2.53 ↑ +35%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.66 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.67 ↑ +43%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.81 ↑ +50%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2.98 ↑ +59%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2.98 ↑ +59%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $3.02 ↑ +61%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.07 ↑ +64%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3.16 ↑ +69%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $3.16 ↑ +69%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $3.16 ↑ +69%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.16 ↑ +69%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $3.16 ↑ +69%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $3.33 ↑ +78%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3.50 ↑ +87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.51 ↑ +88%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $3.97 ↑ +112%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $3.97 ↑ +112%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $3.97 ↑ +112%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.84 ↑ +159%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5.00 ↑ +167%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $5.00 ↑ +167%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $7.50 ↑ +301%

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Prednisone 1 mg tablet at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6.57 $0.02 – $11.70
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $0.50 $0.78 – $1.84
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $5.61 $0.01 – $3.07
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3.43 $0.02 – $2.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2.67 $1.04 – $3.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4.32 $0.02 – $2.94
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2.97 $0.02 – $3.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2.21 $0.01 – $3.16

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