Revise/replace knee joint 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

$1,017.11

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.

$5,983.00

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.

$95.00 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $3,699.13 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 $95.00 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $95.00 ↓ -91%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $95.00 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $95.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $95.00 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $142.50 ↓ -86%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $142.50 ↓ -86%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $190.00 ↓ -81%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $701.51 ↓ -31%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $701.51 ↓ -31%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $701.51 ↓ -31%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $701.51 ↓ -31%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $732.60 ↓ -28%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $732.60 ↓ -28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,551.19 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,551.19 ↑ +53%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,551.19 ↑ +53%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,551.19 ↑ +53%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $1,551.19 ↑ +53%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,706.31 ↑ +68%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $1,907.96 ↑ +88%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,016.55 ↑ +98%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $2,016.55 ↑ +98%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,156.15 ↑ +112%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,260.08 ↑ +122%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,631.34 ↑ +159%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,633.59 ↑ +159%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,783.12 ↑ +174%
BC MCS BC MCS $3,699.13 ↑ +264%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,699.13 ↑ +264%

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Revise/replace knee joint at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $3,050.95 $1,185.11 – $4,489.38
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,136.77 $50.88 – $3,564.10
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $989.10 $285.55 – $4,069.67
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,136.77 $95.00 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $897.45 $814.00 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,948.78 $60.00 – $2,783.12
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,794.90 $285.55 – $3,699.13
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $418.81 $698.00 – $3,564.10

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