Warde bile acids 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

$0.32

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.

$4.50

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.

$1.51 with UHC PPO vs $30.82 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - 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 $1.51 ↑ +372%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.51 ↑ +372%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1.52 ↑ +375%
HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS HPN-HERITAGE PROV NTWRK-ALL PLANS $1.53 ↑ +378%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.62 ↑ +406%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS $1.86 ↑ +481%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.18 ↑ +581%
CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS CHN-COMMUNITY HLTH NTWRK-ALL PLANS $2.48 ↑ +675%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN EXLUS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2.60 ↑ +713%
NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS NBD-NTWRKS BY DESIGN NON-EXLUS $2.60 ↑ +713%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE-ALL PLANS $4.05 ↑ +1166%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.50 ↑ +1306%
CENCAL MCAL CENCAL MCAL $5.13 ↑ +1503%
BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL BLUE SHIELD PROMISE MCAL $5.41 ↑ +1591%
CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS CCAH-CENTRL CA ALLINCE MCAL-ALL PLANS $5.85 ↑ +1728%
COALINGA-ALL PLANS COALINGA-ALL PLANS $5.85 ↑ +1728%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $17.12 ↑ +5250%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $17.12 ↑ +5250%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.12 ↑ +5250%
CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS CENCAL MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.12 ↑ +5250%
CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CFMG-CA FORENSIC MED GRP OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.26 ↑ +6856%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.82 ↑ +9531%

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Warde bile acids at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3.51 $2.16 – $45.43
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $83.20 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $83.20 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00

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