Insertion of heart electrode 33211 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

$251.52

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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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$524.00

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.

$138.90 with VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS vs $524.00 with AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $138.90 ↓ -45%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $138.90 ↓ -45%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $138.90 ↓ -45%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $138.90 ↓ -45%
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.90 ↓ -45%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $138.90 ↓ -45%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $141.68 ↓ -44%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $143.07 ↓ -43%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $143.07 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $150.01 ↓ -40%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $152.79 ↓ -39%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $152.79 ↓ -39%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $232.66 ↓ -7%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $235.20 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $236.13 ↓ -6%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $263.91 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $272.48 ↑ +8%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $303.80 ↑ +21%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $308.70 ↑ +23%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $319.80 ↑ +27%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $323.40 ↑ +29%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $338.74 ↑ +35%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $524.00 ↑ +108%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $524.00 ↑ +108%

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Insertion of heart electrode 33211 at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $20,836.90 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $20,836.90 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $17,142.00 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $18,538.50 $8,386.59 – $20,966.47
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $19,448.25 $9,051.13 – $16,832.89
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $20,241.00 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $19,448.25 $9,051.13 – $33,572.79
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $19,448.25 $9,051.13 – $33,572.79

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