Ultrasound spinal canal and contents 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

$75.99

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.

$447.00

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.

$8.04 with BC MCS vs $424.65 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
BC MCS BC MCS $8.04 ↓ -89%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.04 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $63.45 ↓ -17%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $63.45 ↓ -17%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $63.45 ↓ -17%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $63.45 ↓ -17%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $63.45 ↓ -17%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $69.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $78.04 ↑ +3%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $80.98 ↑ +7%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $80.98 ↑ +7%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $80.98 ↑ +7%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $80.98 ↑ +7%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $80.98 ↑ +7%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.70 ↑ +8%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $82.49 ↑ +9%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $82.49 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.34 ↑ +14%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.45 ↑ +22%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $94.54 ↑ +24%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $121.47 ↑ +60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $121.47 ↑ +60%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $131.61 ↑ +73%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS-ALL PLANS $144.01 ↑ +90%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $144.01 ↑ +90%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.58 ↑ +90%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $206.83 ↑ +172%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $206.83 ↑ +172%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $206.83 ↑ +172%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $206.83 ↑ +172%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $216.00 ↑ +184%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $216.00 ↑ +184%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $223.50 ↑ +194%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $374.89 ↑ +393%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +429%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +429%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +429%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +429%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $424.65 ↑ +459%

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Ultrasound spinal canal and contents at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $584.73 $122.52 – $1,041.30
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $313.22 $21.27 – $387.03
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00

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