Thoracic lymphadenect/thoracotomy 38746 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

$115.94

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$682.00

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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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$75.00 with CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $598.36 with BC MCS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $75.00 ↓ -35%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $75.00 ↓ -35%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.00 ↓ -35%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $75.00 ↓ -35%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $75.00 ↓ -35%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $93.94 ↓ -19%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $93.94 ↓ -19%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.94 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $93.94 ↓ -19%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $98.10 ↓ -15%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $98.10 ↓ -15%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $109.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $109.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $109.00 ↓ -6%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $184.47 ↑ +59%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $184.47 ↑ +59%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $184.47 ↑ +59%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $184.47 ↑ +59%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $184.47 ↑ +59%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $202.92 ↑ +75%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $226.90 ↑ +96%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $239.81 ↑ +107%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $239.81 ↑ +107%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $256.41 ↑ +121%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $268.77 ↑ +132%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $376.68 ↑ +225%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $405.43 ↑ +250%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $428.45 ↑ +270%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $598.36 ↑ +416%
BC MCS BC MCS $598.36 ↑ +416%

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Thoracic lymphadenect/thoracotomy 38746 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $129.58 $6.22 – $582.75
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $129.58 $109.00 – $582.75
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $102.30 $45.00 – $582.73
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $450.12 $70.00 – $428.45
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $204.60 $37.97 – $598.36
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $47.74 $109.00 – $582.75
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $184.14 $109.00 – $582.73
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $129.58 $70.00 – $517.11

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