#creutz-prot.,western blot 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

$117.53

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.

$244.86

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.

$29.21 with VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS vs $780.69 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
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $29.21 ↓ -75%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $29.21 ↓ -75%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $29.21 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $29.21 ↓ -75%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $29.21 ↓ -75%
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.21 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $29.79 ↓ -75%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $30.67 ↓ -74%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $30.67 ↓ -74%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.13 ↓ -73%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $52.58 ↓ -55%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $71.52 ↓ -39%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $122.43 ↑ +4%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $127.33 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $127.33 ↑ +8%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $127.33 ↑ +8%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $127.33 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $152.79 ↑ +30%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.61 ↑ +38%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $195.89 ↑ +67%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $217.93 ↑ +85%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $220.37 ↑ +88%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $226.01 ↑ +92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $230.66 ↑ +96%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $232.62 ↑ +98%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $232.62 ↑ +98%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $232.62 ↑ +98%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $232.62 ↑ +98%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $232.62 ↑ +98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $232.62 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $237.51 ↑ +102%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $264.45 ↑ +125%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $780.69 ↑ +564%

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#creutz-prot.,western blot at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland $168.64 $23.37 – $257.85
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS not published $36.00 – $36.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO not published $36.00 – $36.00
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford not published $23.37 – $58.42
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg not published $18.12 – $53.45
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City not published $16.06 – $58.42
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie not published $16.06 – $58.42
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland not published $16.06 – $58.42

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