Fluoroguide needle placement 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

$522.55

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.

$7,465.00

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.

$135.13 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS vs $9,704.50 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $135.13 ↓ -74%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.13 ↓ -74%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $135.13 ↓ -74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $135.13 ↓ -74%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $175.67 ↓ -66%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $243.23 ↓ -53%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,182.23 ↑ +318%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $2,205.58 ↑ +322%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $2,511.23 ↑ +381%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,514.21 ↑ +381%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $2,685.62 ↑ +414%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,687.40 ↑ +414%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $3,567.85 ↑ +583%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,620.53 ↑ +593%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,746.24 ↑ +617%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $3,746.24 ↑ +617%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $5,838.30 ↑ +1017%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6,487.00 ↑ +1141%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $7,395.18 ↑ +1315%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $7,797.37 ↑ +1392%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $8,433.10 ↑ +1514%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $9,704.50 ↑ +1757%

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Fluoroguide needle placement at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $912.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,216.77 $100.63 – $2,166.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $912.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $912.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $912.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $691.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $691.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $912.80 not published

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