Biopsy of urethra 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

$334.26

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.

$619.00

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.

$124.03 with AETNA MCARE vs $339.15 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
AETNA MCARE AETNA MCARE $124.03 ↓ -63%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $126.51 ↓ -62%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $128.99 ↓ -61%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $130.23 ↓ -61%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $133.95 ↓ -60%
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $142.63 ↓ -57%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $150.08 ↓ -55%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $222.70 ↓ -33%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $227.94 ↓ -32%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $234.00 ↓ -30%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $236.32 ↓ -29%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $246.28 ↓ -26%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $246.28 ↓ -26%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $246.28 ↓ -26%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $256.76 ↓ -23%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $262.00 ↓ -22%
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $262.83 ↓ -21%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $292.32 ↓ -13%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.75 ↓ -8%
PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $339.15 ↑ +1%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $339.15 ↑ +1%

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Biopsy of urethra at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles $243.36 $124.03 – $507.00
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS not published not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO not published not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford not published $2,118.47 – $5,296.18
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg not published $2,286.34 – $4,252.03
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City not published $2,286.34 – $9,178.00
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie not published $2,286.34 – $9,178.00
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland not published $2,286.34 – $9,178.00

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