Prolng ip/obs e/m ea 15 min 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

$23.80

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.

$140.00

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.

$56.50 with CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS vs $226.00 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL — 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 $56.50 ↑ +137%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $57.40 ↑ +141%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.66 ↑ +155%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.02 ↑ +161%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $79.10 ↑ +232%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $90.40 ↑ +280%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $97.38 ↑ +309%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $97.38 ↑ +309%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.38 ↑ +309%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $97.38 ↑ +309%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +327%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $101.70 ↑ +327%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $113.00 ↑ +375%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $113.00 ↑ +375%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $113.00 ↑ +375%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $113.00 ↑ +375%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $113.00 ↑ +375%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $169.50 ↑ +612%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $169.50 ↑ +612%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $226.00 ↑ +850%

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Prolng ip/obs e/m ea 15 min at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $26.60 $46.91 – $226.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $15.90 $50.24 – $106.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $26.60 $46.91 – $235.20
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $21.00 $51.50 – $197.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $92.40 $53.80 – $163.85
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $42.00 $41.35 – $113.00
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $64.46 $40.27 – $542.05
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $9.80 $46.91 – $135.60

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