Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution 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

$401.77

Cash price

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$2,363.38

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.

$5.06 with CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS vs $755.54 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
CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS CIGNA PPO - ALL PLANS $5.06 ↓ -99%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.82 ↓ -98%
BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.17 ↓ -93%
BC MCS BC MCS $28.17 ↓ -93%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $117.60 ↓ -71%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $144.78 ↓ -64%
UHC JLL BP UHC JLL BP $144.78 ↓ -64%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.78 ↓ -64%
UHC SELECT UHC SELECT $144.78 ↓ -64%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS PPO - ALL PLANS $151.20 ↓ -62%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $151.20 ↓ -62%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $168.00 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $168.00 ↓ -58%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $168.00 ↓ -58%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $168.00 ↓ -58%
CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS CELTIC CA HLTH WELL MCAL - ALL PLANS $168.00 ↓ -58%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL $168.00 ↓ -58%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS MCAL $252.00 ↓ -37%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $252.00 ↓ -37%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP MCAL $336.00 ↓ -16%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $362.18 ↓ -10%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $397.65 ↓ -1%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $602.84 ↑ +50%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $604.43 ↑ +50%
GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO GREATWEST OA/POS/HMO $676.01 ↑ +68%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $696.68 ↑ +73%
INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN - ALL PLANS $715.77 ↑ +78%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $715.77 ↑ +78%
GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREATWEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $715.77 ↑ +78%
AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS AFFORDABLE HEALTH - ALL PLANS $715.77 ↑ +78%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $715.77 ↑ +78%
STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS STANILAUS FOUNDATION - ALL PLANS $755.54 ↑ +88%

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Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,314.00 $9.24 – $900.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,126.46 $5.20 – $5.20
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,126.46 $5.20 – $5.20
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20

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