ER Visit (level 5, high severity) 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

$1,209.60

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.

$2,520.00

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.

$166.50 with TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,872.10 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 $166.50 ↓ -86%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $166.50 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $166.50 ↓ -86%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $166.50 ↓ -86%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $166.50 ↓ -86%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $166.50 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $169.83 ↓ -86%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $171.50 ↓ -86%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $171.50 ↓ -86%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $179.82 ↓ -85%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $183.15 ↓ -85%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $183.15 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $235.68 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $240.76 ↓ -80%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $278.89 ↓ -77%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $283.05 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $304.42 ↓ -75%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $309.33 ↓ -74%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $324.06 ↓ -73%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $339.30 ↓ -72%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $339.43 ↓ -72%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $463.00 ↓ -62%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $463.00 ↓ -62%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $965.00 ↓ -20%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $1,003.60 ↓ -17%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $1,204.32 ↓ -0%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,318.65 ↑ +9%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $1,544.00 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,717.70 ↑ +42%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $1,775.60 ↑ +47%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $1,833.50 ↑ +52%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,833.50 ↑ +52%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,833.50 ↑ +52%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,872.10 ↑ +55%

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ER Visit (level 5, high severity) at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $3,587.00 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $3,587.00 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $1,425.00 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $2,319.00 $603.53 – $1,508.83
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $3,111.00 $651.36 – $1,211.36
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $2,474.25 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $3,111.00 $651.36 – $2,666.35
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $3,111.00 $651.36 – $2,666.35

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