Afamelanotide implant, 1 mg 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

$145,182.24

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.

$302,463.00

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.

$2,500.00 with FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS vs $964,342.78 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
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↓ -98%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,943.42 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $3,002.29 ↓ -98%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $3,090.59 ↓ -98%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,237.76 ↓ -98%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5,298.16 ↓ -96%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $151,231.50 ↑ +4%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $157,280.76 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $157,280.76 ↑ +8%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $157,280.76 ↑ +8%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $157,280.76 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $188,736.91 ↑ +30%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $199,625.58 ↑ +38%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $241,970.40 ↑ +67%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $272,216.70 ↑ +88%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $272,216.70 ↑ +88%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $279,173.35 ↑ +92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $284,920.15 ↑ +96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $287,339.85 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $293,389.11 ↑ +102%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $320,610.78 ↑ +121%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $326,660.04 ↑ +125%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $362,955.60 ↑ +150%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $964,342.78 ↑ +564%

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Afamelanotide implant, 1 mg at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $51,425.85 $2,943.42 – $2,943.42
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $51,425.85 $2,943.42 – $2,943.42
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford not published $2,354.74 – $5,886.84
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City not published $2,896.33 – $5,886.84
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie not published $2,896.33 – $5,886.84
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland not published $2,896.33 – $5,886.84
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland not published $2,896.33 – $5,886.84

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