Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER

1700 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1851369409

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,704.96

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.

$3,552.00

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.

$100.15 with TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $3,445.44 with AHP - AMERICAS HLTH 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
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.15 ↓ -94%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $100.15 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $100.15 ↓ -94%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $100.15 ↓ -94%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $100.15 ↓ -94%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $100.15 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $102.15 ↓ -94%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $103.15 ↓ -94%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $103.15 ↓ -94%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $108.16 ↓ -94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $110.17 ↓ -94%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.17 ↓ -94%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $119.18 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $148.80 ↓ -91%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $167.75 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $170.04 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $170.26 ↓ -90%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $192.20 ↓ -89%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $195.30 ↓ -89%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $202.15 ↓ -88%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $204.60 ↓ -88%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $214.30 ↓ -87%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $327.00 ↓ -81%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $327.00 ↓ -81%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $1,776.00 ↑ +4%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $1,847.04 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $2,216.45 ↑ +30%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +47%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $2,841.60 ↑ +67%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $3,267.84 ↑ +92%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $3,374.40 ↑ +98%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,374.40 ↑ +98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3,374.40 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3,445.44 ↑ +102%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $3,564.05 $592.00 – $592.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $3,564.05 $592.00 – $592.00
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $3,865.50 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $3,123.75 $353.56 – $883.90
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $1,951.50 $273.59 – $709.64
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $3,004.50 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $1,951.50 $242.57 – $1,515.42
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $1,951.50 $242.57 – $1,515.42

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