Radiation treatment delivery 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

$417.86

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.

$2,458.00

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.

$61.97 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,185.00 with CIGNA PPO - ALL 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 $61.97 ↓ -85%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $70.21 ↓ -83%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $70.21 ↓ -83%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $70.21 ↓ -83%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $85.45 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $92.27 ↓ -78%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $545.61 ↑ +31%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $606.23 ↑ +45%
BC MCS BC MCS $727.46 ↑ +74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $761.12 ↑ +82%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $761.12 ↑ +82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $761.12 ↑ +82%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $761.12 ↑ +82%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $761.12 ↑ +82%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $761.12 ↑ +82%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1,150.00 ↑ +175%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $1,181.74 ↑ +183%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $1,275.81 ↑ +205%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,342.97 ↑ +221%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,370.02 ↑ +228%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,541.00 ↑ +269%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,598.27 ↑ +282%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,743.40 ↑ +317%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,748.00 ↑ +318%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,840.00 ↑ +340%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,955.00 ↑ +368%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,955.00 ↑ +368%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $1,977.54 ↑ +373%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,014.80 ↑ +382%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,070.00 ↑ +395%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,070.00 ↑ +395%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,070.00 ↑ +395%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,070.00 ↑ +395%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,070.00 ↑ +395%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $2,185.00 ↑ +423%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $2,185.00 ↑ +423%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $474.80 $93.75 – $943.08
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,556.80 $351.00 – $351.00

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