Acetylcysteine non-comp unit 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

$40.85

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.

$85.10

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.

$42.55 with NOROCOR - ALL PLANS vs $271.32 with REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER 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
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $42.55 ↑ +4%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $44.25 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $44.25 ↑ +8%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $44.25 ↑ +8%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $44.25 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $53.10 ↑ +30%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.17 ↑ +38%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $68.08 ↑ +67%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $75.74 ↑ +85%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $76.59 ↑ +87%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $78.55 ↑ +92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $80.16 ↑ +96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $80.85 ↑ +98%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $80.85 ↑ +98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $80.85 ↑ +98%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $80.85 ↑ +98%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $80.85 ↑ +98%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.85 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $82.55 ↑ +102%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $90.21 ↑ +121%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $91.91 ↑ +125%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $102.12 ↑ +150%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $271.32 ↑ +564%

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Acetylcysteine non-comp unit at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $9.93 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $17.01 not published
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $49.38 $9.78 – $9.78
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $9.93 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $17.63 $9.78 – $24.45
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $49.38 $9.78 – $24.45
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland $49.38 $9.78 – $24.45
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland $49.38 $9.78 – $24.45

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