Heparin bolus from bag 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

$29.86

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.

$55.30

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.

$5.64 with REGENCE BCBS MCARE vs $12.00 with DEVOTED HEALTH — 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
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $5.64 ↓ -81%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $5.64 ↓ -81%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5.64 ↓ -81%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $5.70 ↓ -81%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $5.87 ↓ -80%
AETNA MCARE AETNA MCARE $6.26 ↓ -79%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $10.20 ↓ -66%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.44 ↓ -65%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $10.82 ↓ -64%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.16 ↓ -63%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $11.28 ↓ -62%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $11.28 ↓ -62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $11.28 ↓ -62%
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $11.40 ↓ -62%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $11.40 ↓ -62%
PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $11.40 ↓ -62%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $11.52 ↓ -61%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.64 ↓ -61%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $11.76 ↓ -61%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $12.00 ↓ -60%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $12.00 ↓ -60%

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Heparin bolus from bag at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $159.80 $0.22 – $0.22
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $159.80 $0.22 – $0.22
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $101.24 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $101.24 not published
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $101.24 $0.24 – $0.24
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $101.24 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $101.24 $0.24 – $0.60
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $101.24 $0.24 – $0.60

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