Prostate biopsy, any mthd 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

$35.53

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.

$209.00

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.

$98.95 with KAISER - ALL PLANS vs $4,968.26 with AETNA - ALL OTHER 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
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $98.95 ↑ +178%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $101.68 ↑ +186%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $109.78 ↑ +209%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.55 ↑ +225%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $142.49 ↑ +301%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $150.01 ↑ +322%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $150.40 ↑ +323%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $158.32 ↑ +346%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $168.22 ↑ +373%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $168.22 ↑ +373%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $170.15 ↑ +379%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $173.36 ↑ +388%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $178.11 ↑ +401%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $178.11 ↑ +401%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $178.11 ↑ +401%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $178.11 ↑ +401%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $178.11 ↑ +401%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $188.01 ↑ +429%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $188.01 ↑ +429%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $197.90 ↑ +457%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $197.90 ↑ +457%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $197.90 ↑ +457%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $197.90 ↑ +457%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $197.90 ↑ +457%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $197.90 ↑ +457%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $493.75 ↑ +1290%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $493.75 ↑ +1290%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $493.75 ↑ +1290%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $493.75 ↑ +1290%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $493.75 ↑ +1290%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $493.75 ↑ +1290%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $888.75 ↑ +2401%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $2,058.20 ↑ +5693%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,286.88 ↑ +6336%
BC MCS BC MCS $2,744.21 ↑ +7624%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,968.26 ↑ +13883%

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Prostate biopsy, any mthd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $845.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $845.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $845.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $845.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $652.60 $403.00 – $403.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $652.60 $403.00 – $403.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $845.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $192.85 $71.94 – $564.79

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