Bacterial vaginosis pcr at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital

401 15th Avenue Southeast, Puyallup, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1841231461

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$85.60

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.

$214.00

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.

$19.51 with Molina vs $325.73 with Aetna — 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
Molina Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -77%
WellPoint Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Apple Health $21.07 ↓ -75%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $21.07 ↓ -75%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $21.07 ↓ -75%
SCAN MedAdvantage $68.80 ↓ -20%
Premera HMO $70.20 ↓ -18%
Premera Signature $70.20 ↓ -18%
Premera Prime $70.20 ↓ -18%
Regence MCC/AHN $70.64 ↓ -17%
Regence Blue High Performance $70.64 ↓ -17%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $70.69 ↓ -17%
Aetna MedAdvantage $70.86 ↓ -17%
Regence MedAdvantage $70.86 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $71.55 ↓ -16%
Molina MedAdvantage $72.24 ↓ -16%
WellCare MedAdvantage $72.24 ↓ -16%
Regence RealValue $72.66 ↓ -15%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $75.68 ↓ -12%
Kaiser PPO $77.22 ↓ -10%
Regence Commercial $80.73 ↓ -6%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $80.73 ↓ -6%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $84.24 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $84.24 ↓ -2%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $87.75 ↑ +3%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $98.70 ↑ +15%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $115.99 ↑ +36%
First Health All Commercial Plans $124.83 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $124.83 ↑ +46%
First Choice PPO $133.38 ↑ +56%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $137.59 ↑ +61%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $325.73 ↑ +281%

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Bacterial vaginosis pcr at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $130.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $325.44 $63.18 – $329.94
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $616.70 $70.20 – $252.72
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $325.44 $63.18 – $319.41
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $325.44 $63.18 – $329.94
Central Medical Center Seattle $391.20 $53.00 – $53.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $254.80 $70.20 – $437.35
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $471.80 not published

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