Incision of breast lesion 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

$923.13

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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.

$1,709.50

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.

$306.54 with AETNA MCARE vs $1,709.50 with WORKERS COMP — 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 $306.54 ↓ -67%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $312.67 ↓ -66%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $318.80 ↓ -65%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $321.87 ↓ -65%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $331.06 ↓ -64%
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $352.52 ↓ -62%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $370.91 ↓ -60%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $427.05 ↓ -54%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $514.80 ↓ -44%
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $649.59 ↓ -30%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $669.75 ↓ -27%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $1,453.08 ↑ +57%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,487.27 ↑ +61%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $1,541.97 ↑ +67%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,606.93 ↑ +74%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,606.93 ↑ +74%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $1,606.93 ↑ +74%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $1,675.31 ↑ +81%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $1,709.50 ↑ +85%

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Incision of breast lesion at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS $3,976.30 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO $3,976.30 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River $3,527.25 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford $8,016.00 $1,673.79 – $4,184.48
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $8,984.25 $1,806.42 – $3,359.50
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside $3,718.50 not published
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $8,984.25 $1,806.42 – $13,592.00
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $8,984.25 $1,806.42 – $13,592.00

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