Ph body fluid 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

$11.06

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.

$158.00

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.

$3.58 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS vs $205.40 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 $3.58 ↓ -68%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.58 ↓ -68%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3.58 ↓ -68%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $3.58 ↓ -68%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.65 ↓ -58%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $6.44 ↓ -42%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $35.36 ↑ +220%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $35.70 ↑ +223%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $43.47 ↑ +293%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.93 ↑ +360%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.15 ↑ +381%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $53.15 ↑ +381%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $56.88 ↑ +414%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $57.75 ↑ +422%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $91.25 ↑ +725%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $91.25 ↑ +725%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $105.00 ↑ +849%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $119.70 ↑ +982%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $136.50 ↑ +1134%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $142.20 ↑ +1186%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $189.92 ↑ +1617%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $205.40 ↑ +1757%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $57.68 $3.00 – $3.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3.07 $1.11 – $9.51
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $57.68 $3.00 – $3.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $57.68 $3.00 – $3.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $57.68 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $40.04 $2.00 – $2.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $40.04 $2.00 – $2.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $57.68 $3.00 – $3.00

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