Pvb thoracic single inj site 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

$460.70

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.

$2,710.00

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.

$131.42 with MEDI-CAL vs $8,356.50 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $131.42 ↓ -71%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $148.90 ↓ -68%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $148.90 ↓ -68%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $148.90 ↓ -68%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $181.23 ↓ -61%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $972.34 ↑ +111%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $972.34 ↑ +111%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $972.34 ↑ +111%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $972.34 ↑ +111%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $972.34 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $972.34 ↑ +111%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1,355.00 ↑ +194%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1,392.40 ↑ +202%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1,503.24 ↑ +226%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,582.37 ↑ +243%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,626.00 ↑ +253%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,750.21 ↑ +280%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,062.31 ↑ +348%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,067.73 ↑ +349%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,168.00 ↑ +371%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2,303.50 ↑ +400%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,303.50 ↑ +400%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,330.06 ↑ +406%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,373.96 ↑ +415%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,439.00 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,439.00 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,439.00 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,439.00 ↑ +429%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,439.00 ↑ +429%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $2,574.50 ↑ +459%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $2,574.50 ↑ +459%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,389.00 ↑ +636%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,793.00 ↑ +723%
BC MCS BC MCS $4,551.00 ↑ +888%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5,325.15 ↑ +1056%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,356.50 ↑ +1714%

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Pvb thoracic single inj site at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,825.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,825.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,825.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,825.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,320.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,320.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,825.60 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $1,320.80 not published

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