Removal of gallbladder 47600 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

$610.81

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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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$3,593.00

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.

$30.00 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $1,784.72 with BC NON-MCS - 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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -95%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $30.00 ↓ -95%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $30.00 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $30.00 ↓ -95%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $45.00 ↓ -93%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $45.00 ↓ -93%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $60.00 ↓ -90%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $421.42 ↓ -31%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $421.42 ↓ -31%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $421.42 ↓ -31%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $421.42 ↓ -31%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $440.10 ↓ -28%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $440.10 ↓ -28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $981.05 ↑ +61%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $981.05 ↑ +61%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $981.05 ↑ +61%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $981.05 ↑ +61%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $981.05 ↑ +61%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,079.16 ↑ +77%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,206.69 ↑ +98%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,275.37 ↑ +109%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $1,275.37 ↑ +109%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,286.99 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,360.06 ↑ +123%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,363.66 ↑ +123%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,429.39 ↑ +134%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,659.20 ↑ +172%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,784.72 ↑ +192%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,784.72 ↑ +192%

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Removal of gallbladder 47600 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,880.12 $661.76 – $2,766.54
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,607.01 $2,335.00 – $6,323.17
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $682.67 $31.17 – $1,775.80
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $682.67 $115.41 – $1,775.80
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $538.95 $115.41 – $1,851.08
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,371.38 $60.00 – $1,445.75
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,077.90 $30.00 – $1,784.72
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $251.51 $115.41 – $1,962.10

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