Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$1.63

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.

$23.22

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.

$7.81 with UHC PPO vs $30.19 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
UHC PPO UHC PPO $7.81 ↑ +379%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.81 ↑ +379%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $7.82 ↑ +380%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $7.89 ↑ +384%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8.36 ↑ +413%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $9.61 ↑ +490%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.26 ↑ +591%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $12.77 ↑ +683%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $13.41 ↑ +723%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.41 ↑ +723%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.35 ↑ +780%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $14.35 ↑ +780%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.35 ↑ +780%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $14.35 ↑ +780%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.66 ↑ +1045%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $20.90 ↑ +1182%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $23.22 ↑ +1325%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $25.83 ↑ +1485%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $26.47 ↑ +1524%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $27.91 ↑ +1612%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $30.19 ↑ +1752%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $30.19 ↑ +1752%

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $127.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $127.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $38.19 $2.87 – $59.17

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