Acetone qualitative at TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

1100 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1396778197

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 10, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$43.33

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.

$619.00

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.

$4.52 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $804.70 with COALINGA-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
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.52 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.52 ↓ -90%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4.52 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $4.52 ↓ -90%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.88 ↓ -86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $8.14 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $29.16 ↓ -33%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $44.55 ↑ +3%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $46.78 ↑ +8%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $72.90 ↑ +68%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $92.34 ↑ +113%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $105.30 ↑ +143%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $208.23 ↑ +381%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $208.23 ↑ +381%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $208.48 ↑ +381%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $210.46 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $256.27 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $300.22 ↑ +593%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $357.47 ↑ +725%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $619.00 ↑ +1329%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $744.04 ↑ +1617%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $804.70 ↑ +1757%

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Acetone qualitative at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $81.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $81.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $81.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $81.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $86.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $86.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $81.76 $5.00 – $5.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $86.84 $3.00 – $3.00

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