Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 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

$393.12

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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.

$728.00

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.

$98.37 with AETNA MCARE vs $691.60 with PHCS PREFERRED - 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

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 $98.37 ↓ -75%
MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS MODA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $100.34 ↓ -74%
STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS STERLING LIFE - ALL PLANS $102.30 ↓ -74%
ODS HEALTH MEDICARE ODS HEALTH MEDICARE $103.29 ↓ -74%
DEVOTED HEALTH DEVOTED HEALTH $106.24 ↓ -73%
REGENCE BCBS MCARE REGENCE BCBS MCARE $113.13 ↓ -71%
HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS HVHS MCARE - ALL PLANS $119.03 ↓ -70%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $176.15 ↓ -55%
PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS PACIFICSOURCE - ALL PLANS $203.04 ↓ -48%
UHC - ALL PLANS UHC - ALL PLANS $208.46 ↓ -47%
ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS ODS HEALTH PLAN - ALL OTHER PLANS $233.25 ↓ -41%
REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED REGENCE BCBS PREFERRED $368.05 ↓ -6%
REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS REGENCE BCBS - ALL OTHER PLANS $376.71 ↓ -4%
LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS LIFEWISE - ALL PLANS $390.57 ↓ -1%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.02 ↑ +4%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $407.02 ↑ +4%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $407.02 ↑ +4%
PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PROVIDENCE PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $424.34 ↑ +8%
WORKERS COMP WORKERS COMP $433.00 ↑ +10%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $691.60 ↑ +76%
PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS PHCS PREFERRED - ALL PLANS $691.60 ↑ +76%

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Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 at other Oregon hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg $14,888.25 $3,626.25 – $6,743.94
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City $14,888.25 $3,626.25 – $13,592.00
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie $14,888.25 $3,626.25 – $13,592.00
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland $14,888.25 $3,626.25 – $13,592.00
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland $14,888.25 $3,626.25 – $13,592.00
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS not published not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO not published not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford not published $3,360.01 – $8,400.02

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