Ther radiology tx plng smpl 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

$47.94

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.

$282.00

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.

$61.12 with CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL vs $253.80 with TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - 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
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $61.12 ↑ +27%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $61.12 ↑ +27%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $61.12 ↑ +27%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $61.12 ↑ +27%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $61.12 ↑ +27%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $71.85 ↑ +50%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $71.85 ↑ +50%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $71.85 ↑ +50%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $71.85 ↑ +50%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $71.85 ↑ +50%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $79.04 ↑ +65%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $88.38 ↑ +84%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $91.68 ↑ +91%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $91.68 ↑ +91%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $93.41 ↑ +95%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.41 ↑ +95%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.69 ↑ +118%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $107.06 ↑ +123%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.11 ↑ +123%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $113.92 ↑ +138%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.39 ↑ +151%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $122.24 ↑ +155%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.31 ↑ +166%
BC MCS BC MCS $127.31 ↑ +166%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $243.03 ↑ +407%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $243.03 ↑ +407%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $243.03 ↑ +407%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $243.03 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +429%

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Ther radiology tx plng smpl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $53.58 $2.04 – $126.71
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $47.40 $61.12 – $135.05
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $53.58 $61.12 – $126.71
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $42.30 $61.12 – $127.53
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $186.12 $61.12 – $120.39
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $84.60 $61.12 – $127.31
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $19.74 $61.12 – $126.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $76.14 $61.12 – $127.53

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