Ph body fluid 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

$14.76

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.

$30.74

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.

$0.43 with AETNA - ALL PLANS vs $98.01 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
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $0.43 ↓ -97%
PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFIC SOURCE - ALL PLANS $0.43 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN/PHCS - ALL PLANS $0.43 ↓ -97%
MODA MCR ADV MODA MCR ADV $0.43 ↓ -97%
VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS VA CCN TRIWEST - ALL PLANS $3.58 ↓ -76%
COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HP MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $3.58 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MCR ADV MOLINA MCR ADV $3.58 ↓ -76%
REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST REGENCE BCBS VA TRIWEST $3.58 ↓ -76%
TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS TRICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.58 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $3.65 ↓ -75%
HUMANA - ALL PLANS HUMANA - ALL PLANS $3.76 ↓ -75%
REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV REGENCE BCBS MCR ADV $3.76 ↓ -75%
MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.94 ↓ -73%
DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5.40 ↓ -63%
MOLINA MCAID MOLINA MCAID $6.24 ↓ -58%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $6.44 ↓ -56%
FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE - ALL PLANS $9.60 ↓ -35%
COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS COORDINATED CARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $12.00 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS $12.00 ↓ -19%
NOROCOR - ALL PLANS NOROCOR - ALL PLANS $15.37 ↑ +4%
UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP UHC MEDICAID AND CHIP $15.98 ↑ +8%
REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID REGENCE BCBS HEALTHY OPTIONS MCAID $19.18 ↑ +30%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.29 ↑ +37%
HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS HEALTHSCAPE - ALL PLANS $24.59 ↑ +67%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $27.36 ↑ +85%
COVENTRY - ALL PLANS COVENTRY - ALL PLANS $27.67 ↑ +87%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $28.96 ↑ +96%
TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS TRPN - THREE RIVERS - ALL PLANS $29.20 ↑ +98%
PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PPO - ALL PLANS $29.20 ↑ +98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $29.20 ↑ +98%
UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.20 ↑ +98%
AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AHP - AMERICAS HLTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $29.82 ↑ +102%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.01 ↑ +564%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $15.30 $4.00 – $4.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $15.30 $4.00 – $4.00
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $36.75 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $36.00 $2.86 – $7.16
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $12.00 $3.52 – $6.55
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $24.00 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16

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