Contrast x-ray gallbladder 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

$57.24

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.

$106.00

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.

$14.48 with AETNA MCARE vs $520.60 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 $14.48 ↓ -75%
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $14.48 ↓ -75%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.77 ↓ -74%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $15.06 ↓ -74%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $15.20 ↓ -73%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $15.64 ↓ -73%
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $16.65 ↓ -71%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $17.52 ↓ -69%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $26.00 ↓ -55%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $32.40 ↓ -43%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.75 ↓ -41%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $90.10 ↑ +57%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.22 ↑ +61%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $95.61 ↑ +67%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $99.64 ↑ +74%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $99.64 ↑ +74%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $99.64 ↑ +74%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $103.88 ↑ +81%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $106.00 ↑ +85%
PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $520.60 ↑ +810%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $520.60 ↑ +810%

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Contrast x-ray gallbladder at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $334.50 not published
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $511.50 $78.15 – $356.78
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $511.50 $69.29 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $511.50 $69.29 – $735.08
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland $511.50 $69.29 – $735.08
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland $511.50 $69.29 – $735.08
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles $205.05 $14.48 – $48.00
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS not published $294.00 – $294.00

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