Surgical opening of stomach 43500 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

$450.16

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$2,648.00

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$40.00 with BC MCAL vs $2,383.20 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $40.00 ↓ -91%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $40.00 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $40.00 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $40.00 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $60.00 ↓ -87%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $60.00 ↓ -87%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $80.00 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $730.34 ↑ +62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +62%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $730.34 ↑ +62%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +62%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $803.37 ↑ +78%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $898.32 ↑ +100%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $949.44 ↑ +111%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $949.44 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $995.28 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,015.17 ↑ +126%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,051.79 ↑ +134%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,064.11 ↑ +136%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,210.46 ↑ +169%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,377.95 ↑ +206%
BC MCS BC MCS $1,377.95 ↑ +206%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,282.05 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,282.05 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $2,282.05 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $2,282.05 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2,383.20 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,383.20 ↑ +429%

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Surgical opening of stomach 43500 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $503.12 $22.83 – $1,336.32
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $503.12 $35.00 – $1,336.32
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $397.20 $65.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,747.68 $70.00 – $1,064.11
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $794.40 $87.12 – $1,377.95
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $185.36 $435.22 – $1,336.32
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $714.96 $40.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $503.12 $65.00 – $1,190.82

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