Sedimentation rate erythrocyte automated 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

$71.06

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.

$418.00

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.

$2.70 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS vs $91.20 with STANILAUS FOUNDATION - 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $2.70 ↓ -96%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $2.70 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $2.70 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2.70 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $2.70 ↓ -96%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2.70 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.10 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $3.51 ↓ -95%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $3.51 ↓ -95%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $3.51 ↓ -95%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.27 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.61 ↓ -94%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $4.86 ↓ -93%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $23.77 ↓ -67%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.41 ↓ -63%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.43 ↓ -61%
BC MCS BC MCS $31.69 ↓ -55%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $48.00 ↓ -32%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $49.32 ↓ -31%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $50.88 ↓ -28%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $53.25 ↓ -25%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.05 ↓ -21%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $72.77 ↑ +2%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.96 ↑ +3%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $76.80 ↑ +8%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $81.60 ↑ +15%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $81.60 ↑ +15%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $82.54 ↑ +16%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $84.10 ↑ +18%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $86.40 ↑ +22%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.40 ↑ +22%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $86.40 ↑ +22%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $86.40 ↑ +22%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $86.40 ↑ +22%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +28%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +28%

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Sedimentation rate erythrocyte automated at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $34.84 $2.00 – $2.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $34.84 $2.00 – $2.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $5.36 $0.54 – $8.73

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