Biotinidase - quest 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

$1.28

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.

$18.25

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.

$6.14 with UHC PPO vs $30.37 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - 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
UHC PPO UHC PPO $6.14 ↑ +380%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.14 ↑ +380%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $6.15 ↑ +380%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $6.21 ↑ +385%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $6.57 ↑ +413%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $7.56 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.85 ↑ +591%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $10.04 ↑ +684%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $10.54 ↑ +723%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $10.54 ↑ +723%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $16.43 ↑ +1184%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.87 ↑ +1218%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $16.87 ↑ +1218%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.87 ↑ +1218%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $16.87 ↑ +1218%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $18.25 ↑ +1326%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $20.81 ↑ +1526%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.93 ↑ +1613%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $21.94 ↑ +1614%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $23.73 ↑ +1754%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $23.73 ↑ +1754%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.37 ↑ +2273%

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Biotinidase - quest at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $150.28 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $150.28 $12.00 – $12.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $11.27 $3.37 – $22.87
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00

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