Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

$27.58

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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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$394.00

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.

$44.05 with CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $512.20 with CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $44.05 ↑ +60%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.05 ↑ +60%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $44.05 ↑ +60%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $44.05 ↑ +60%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.27 ↑ +108%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $79.29 ↑ +187%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $132.54 ↑ +381%
UHC PPO UHC PPO $132.54 ↑ +381%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $132.70 ↑ +381%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $133.96 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $141.84 ↑ +414%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $163.12 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $191.09 ↑ +593%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $216.70 ↑ +686%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $227.54 ↑ +725%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $227.54 ↑ +725%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $354.60 ↑ +1186%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $394.00 ↑ +1329%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $449.16 ↑ +1529%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $473.59 ↑ +1617%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $512.20 ↑ +1757%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $512.20 ↑ +1757%

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,008.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $220.32 $42.58 – $392.34
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,008.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,008.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,008.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $660.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $660.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,008.00 not published

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