Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular 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

$10,758.80

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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.

$26,897.00

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.

$5,891.52 with Molina vs $53,336.40 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

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 $5,891.52 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Apple Health $6,362.84 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Apple Health $6,362.84 ↓ -41%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $6,362.84 ↓ -41%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $6,362.84 ↓ -41%
SCAN MedAdvantage $11,954.16 ↑ +11%
Aetna MedAdvantage $12,312.79 ↑ +14%
Regence MedAdvantage $12,312.79 ↑ +14%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $12,432.33 ↑ +16%
WellCare MedAdvantage $12,551.87 ↑ +17%
Molina MedAdvantage $12,551.87 ↑ +17%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $13,149.58 ↑ +22%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $17,115.61 ↑ +59%
Premera HMO $18,139.99 ↑ +69%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $19,634.81 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $19,634.81 ↑ +83%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $20,154.72 ↑ +87%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $23,897.27 ↑ +122%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $23,908.33 ↑ +122%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $25,994.98 ↑ +142%
First Choice PPO $32,293.61 ↑ +200%
Regence MCC/AHN $35,057.61 ↑ +226%
Regence Blue High Performance $35,057.61 ↑ +226%
Regence RealValue $36,059.26 ↑ +235%
Premera Signature $39,015.57 ↑ +263%
Premera Prime $39,893.47 ↑ +271%
Regence Commercial $40,065.84 ↑ +272%
Kaiser PPO $47,822.21 ↑ +344%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $48,823.88 ↑ +354%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $49,029.98 ↑ +356%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $50,171.97 ↑ +366%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $53,336.40 ↑ +396%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $12,198.24 $7,277.00 – $49,926.95
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $16,249.80 $5,419.00 – $31,781.01
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $12,198.24 $7,277.00 – $48,081.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $12,198.24 $7,277.00 – $49,926.95
Central Medical Center Seattle $17,582.40 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $10,298.40 $9,461.97 – $21,547.18
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $23,840.60 $881.79 – $38,034.70
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $28,765.10 $2,985.00 – $30,573.70

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