Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK

1000 3rd St, Tillamook, OR · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1871575225

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 22, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$246.24

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.

$456.00

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.

$53.86 with UHC - ALL PLANS vs $1,962.70 with CIGNA - 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
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $53.86 ↓ -78%
AETNA MCARE AETNA MCARE $63.37 ↓ -74%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $64.64 ↓ -74%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $65.90 ↓ -73%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $66.54 ↓ -73%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $68.44 ↓ -72%
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $72.88 ↓ -70%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $76.68 ↓ -69%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $115.05 ↓ -53%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $142.56 ↓ -42%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $149.25 ↓ -39%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $312.80 ↑ +27%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $320.16 ↑ +30%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $331.94 ↑ +35%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $345.92 ↑ +40%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $345.92 ↑ +40%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $345.92 ↑ +40%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $360.64 ↑ +46%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $368.00 ↑ +49%
PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $1,962.70 ↑ +697%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,962.70 ↑ +697%

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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $1,960.95 $294.00 – $294.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $1,960.95 $294.00 – $294.00
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $1,487.25 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $2,244.00 $177.76 – $444.39
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $1,227.75 $191.84 – $356.78
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $2,292.75 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $1,227.75 $191.84 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $1,227.75 $191.84 – $735.08

All Oregon hospitals for this procedure →