Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming 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

$287.60

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.

$719.00

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.

$104.03 with Molina vs $693.43 with First Choice — 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 $104.03 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Apple Health $112.35 ↓ -61%
WellPoint Apple Health $112.35 ↓ -61%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $112.35 ↓ -61%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $112.35 ↓ -61%
SCAN MedAdvantage $152.17 ↓ -47%
Aetna MedAdvantage $156.74 ↓ -46%
Regence MedAdvantage $156.74 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $158.26 ↓ -45%
WellCare MedAdvantage $159.78 ↓ -44%
Molina MedAdvantage $159.78 ↓ -44%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $167.39 ↓ -42%
Premera HMO $217.52 ↓ -24%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $256.56 ↓ -11%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $304.34 ↑ +6%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $310.97 ↑ +8%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $367.52 ↑ +28%
Regence Blue High Performance $419.38 ↑ +46%
Regence MCC/AHN $419.38 ↑ +46%
Regence RealValue $431.36 ↑ +50%
Premera Signature $466.71 ↑ +62%
Premera Prime $477.22 ↑ +66%
Regence Commercial $479.29 ↑ +67%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $513.14 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $524.87 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $524.87 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $537.59 ↑ +87%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $586.51 ↑ +104%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $601.37 ↑ +109%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $638.68 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $678.96 ↑ +136%
First Choice PPO $693.43 ↑ +141%

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Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $350.88 $154.07 – $512.44
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $350.88 $154.07 – $496.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $350.88 $154.50 – $512.44
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $186.16 $151.52 – $457.93
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $230.00 $99.40 – $516.69
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $142.40 $158.72 – $397.56
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $287.60 $101.68 – $638.68
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $172.38 $0.56 – $740.65

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