Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) 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

$43.01

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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.

$253.00

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.

$26.79 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $3,389.00 with BC EXCHANGE — 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $26.79 ↓ -38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $26.79 ↓ -38%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $26.79 ↓ -38%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $26.79 ↓ -38%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $26.79 ↓ -38%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $29.47 ↓ -31%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $30.53 ↓ -29%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $30.53 ↓ -29%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $30.53 ↓ -29%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $30.53 ↓ -29%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.53 ↓ -29%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $32.95 ↓ -23%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $34.59 ↓ -20%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $34.59 ↓ -20%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.83 ↓ -19%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $34.83 ↓ -19%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $36.50 ↓ -15%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $37.24 ↓ -13%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $37.51 ↓ -13%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.03 ↓ -9%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $40.49 ↓ -6%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.62 ↓ -1%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $45.80 ↑ +6%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $46.35 ↑ +8%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $55.55 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.70 ↑ +30%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $58.40 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $62.05 ↑ +44%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $62.77 ↑ +46%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $65.70 ↑ +53%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $65.70 ↑ +53%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $65.70 ↑ +53%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $65.70 ↑ +53%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $69.35 ↑ +61%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $81.26 ↑ +89%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $81.26 ↑ +89%
BC MCS BC MCS $89.09 ↑ +107%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $89.09 ↑ +107%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,389.00 ↑ +7780%

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Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $175.28 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $80.51 $43.09 – $226.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $175.28 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $175.28 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $175.28 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $202.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $202.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $175.28 not published

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