Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$3,877.60

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.

$9,694.00

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.

$2,922.55 with Molina vs $28,395.50 with United Healthcare — 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 $2,922.55 ↓ -25%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,156.36 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,156.36 ↓ -19%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,156.36 ↓ -19%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,156.36 ↓ -19%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $5,661.15 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $5,661.15 ↑ +46%
SCAN MedAdvantage $6,364.22 ↑ +64%
Aetna MedAdvantage $6,555.15 ↑ +69%
Regence MedAdvantage $6,555.15 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $6,618.79 ↑ +71%
WellCare MedAdvantage $6,682.43 ↑ +72%
Molina MedAdvantage $6,682.43 ↑ +72%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $7,000.64 ↑ +81%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $7,673.34 ↑ +98%
Premera HMO $9,628.52 ↑ +148%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $10,713.72 ↑ +176%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $10,730.07 ↑ +177%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $12,728.44 ↑ +228%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $13,377.78 ↑ +245%
First Choice PPO $14,478.00 ↑ +273%
Regence MCC/AHN $18,041.67 ↑ +365%
Regence Blue High Performance $18,041.67 ↑ +365%
Regence RealValue $18,557.15 ↑ +379%
Premera Signature $20,078.56 ↑ +418%
Premera Prime $20,530.36 ↑ +429%
Regence Commercial $20,619.05 ↑ +432%
Kaiser PPO $23,797.09 ↑ +514%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $25,219.21 ↑ +550%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $25,232.27 ↑ +551%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $26,710.80 ↑ +589%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $28,395.50 ↑ +632%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,928.00 $788.93 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13,007.04 $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13,007.04 $281.14 – $22,383.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $18,640.00 $5,406.00 – $5,406.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,597.40 $419.32 – $11,471.40
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,616.10 $207.68 – $17,051.86
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $19,433.40 $366.00 – $18,821.15

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