Abdominal MRI (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

$1,268.16

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.

$2,642.00

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.

$65.71 with TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $2,562.74 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 $65.71 ↓ -95%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $65.71 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $65.71 ↓ -95%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $65.71 ↓ -95%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $65.71 ↓ -95%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $65.71 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $67.02 ↓ -95%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $67.68 ↓ -95%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $67.68 ↓ -95%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $70.97 ↓ -94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $72.28 ↓ -94%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.28 ↓ -94%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $78.19 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $99.84 ↓ -92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $110.06 ↓ -91%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $111.71 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $113.36 ↓ -91%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $128.96 ↓ -90%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $131.04 ↓ -90%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.25 ↓ -89%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $137.28 ↓ -89%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $143.79 ↓ -89%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $218.00 ↓ -83%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $218.00 ↓ -83%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $1,321.00 ↑ +4%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $1,373.84 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $1,648.61 ↑ +30%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $2,113.60 ↑ +67%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,351.38 ↑ +85%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $2,430.64 ↑ +92%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $2,509.90 ↑ +98%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,509.90 ↑ +98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,509.90 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,562.74 ↑ +102%

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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $1,870.00 $401.00 – $401.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $1,870.00 $401.00 – $401.00
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $2,331.75 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $1,836.75 $241.81 – $604.52
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $1,266.00 $148.46 – $485.34
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $1,651.50 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $1,266.00 $131.63 – $946.91
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $1,266.00 $131.63 – $946.91

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