Myelography l-s spine at NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK
1000 3rd St, Tillamook, OR · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1871575225
$147.42
Cash price 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.
$273.00
Gross charge 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.
$39.54 with AETNA MCARE vs $273.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AETNA MCARE | AETNA MCARE | $39.54 | ↓ -73% |
| UHC - ALL PLANS | UHC - ALL PLANS | $39.54 | ↓ -73% |
| MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $40.33 | ↓ -73% |
| STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS | STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS | $41.12 | ↓ -72% |
| ODS HEALTH MEDICARE | ODS HEALTH MEDICARE | $41.52 | ↓ -72% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH | DEVOTED HEALTH | $42.70 | ↓ -71% |
| REGENCE BCBS MCARE | REGENCE BCBS MCARE | $45.47 | ↓ -69% |
| HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS | HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS | $47.84 | ↓ -68% |
| AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $67.60 | ↓ -54% |
| PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS | PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS | $84.24 | ↓ -43% |
| ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS | ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $87.00 | ↓ -41% |
| REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED | REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED | $232.05 | ↑ +57% |
| REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS | REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $237.51 | ↑ +61% |
| LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS | LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS | $246.25 | ↑ +67% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $256.62 | ↑ +74% |
| FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS | FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS | $256.62 | ↑ +74% |
| HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | $256.62 | ↑ +74% |
| PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS | PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS | $267.54 | ↑ +81% |
| WORKERS COMP | WORKERS COMP | $273.00 | ↑ +85% |
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Myelography l-s spine at other Oregon hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Medical Center | CLACKAMAS | $3,592.95 | $1,309.00 – $1,309.00 |
| Westside Medical Center | HILLSBORO | $3,592.95 | $1,309.00 – $1,309.00 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles | $498.24 | $39.54 – $126.00 |
| Providence Medford Medical Center | Medford | not published | $794.45 – $1,986.14 |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center | Newberg | not published | $77.78 – $1,594.57 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City | not published | $68.96 – $2,944.16 |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie | not published | $68.96 – $2,944.16 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland | not published | $68.96 – $2,944.16 |