Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr 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

$272.16

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.

$567.00

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.

$58.00 with PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS vs $395.00 with AMERIGROUP MCAID - 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
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $58.00 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $105.43 ↓ -61%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $105.43 ↓ -61%
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.43 ↓ -61%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $105.43 ↓ -61%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $105.43 ↓ -61%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $105.43 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $107.54 ↓ -60%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $108.59 ↓ -60%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $108.59 ↓ -60%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $113.86 ↓ -58%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.97 ↓ -57%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $115.97 ↓ -57%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $174.72 ↓ -36%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $176.60 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $179.23 ↓ -34%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $205.40 ↓ -25%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $225.68 ↓ -17%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $229.32 ↓ -16%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $235.30 ↓ -14%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $251.63 ↓ -8%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $284.91 ↑ +5%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $395.00 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $395.00 ↑ +45%

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Devel tst phys/qhp 1st hr at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford not published $130.40 – $326.01
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg not published $140.73 – $261.73
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City not published $140.73 – $1,089.11
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie not published $140.73 – $1,089.11
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland not published $140.73 – $1,089.11
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland not published $140.73 – $1,089.11

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