Fetal hemoglobin rosette 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

$29.61

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.

$423.00

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.

$9.36 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $549.90 with CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-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 $9.36 ↓ -68%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.36 ↓ -68%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $9.36 ↓ -68%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $9.36 ↓ -68%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $12.17 ↓ -59%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.85 ↓ -43%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $142.30 ↑ +381%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $142.30 ↑ +381%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $142.47 ↑ +381%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $143.82 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $152.28 ↑ +414%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $175.12 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $205.16 ↑ +593%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $232.65 ↑ +686%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $244.28 ↑ +725%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $244.28 ↑ +725%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $380.70 ↑ +1186%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $423.00 ↑ +1329%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $482.22 ↑ +1529%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $508.45 ↑ +1617%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $549.90 ↑ +1757%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $549.90 ↑ +1757%

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Fetal hemoglobin rosette at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $67.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $67.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $67.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $67.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $78.00 $7.00 – $7.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $78.00 $7.00 – $7.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $67.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $78.00 $7.00 – $7.00

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