Mlh1 gene dup/delete variant 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

$162.40

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.

$406.00

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.

$84.33 with Molina vs $455.40 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 $84.33 ↓ -48%
WellPoint Apple Health $84.33 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Apple Health $91.07 ↓ -44%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $91.07 ↓ -44%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $91.07 ↓ -44%
SCAN MedAdvantage $198.35 ↑ +22%
Premera HMO $202.40 ↑ +25%
Premera Signature $202.40 ↑ +25%
Premera Prime $202.40 ↑ +25%
Regence Blue High Performance $203.67 ↑ +25%
Regence MCC/AHN $203.67 ↑ +25%
Regence MedAdvantage $204.30 ↑ +26%
Aetna MedAdvantage $204.30 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $206.29 ↑ +27%
WellCare MedAdvantage $208.27 ↑ +28%
Molina MedAdvantage $208.27 ↑ +28%
Regence RealValue $209.48 ↑ +29%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $218.19 ↑ +34%
Kaiser PPO $222.64 ↑ +37%
Regence Commercial $232.76 ↑ +43%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $232.76 ↑ +43%
First Health All Commercial Plans $237.25 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $237.25 ↑ +46%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $241.36 ↑ +49%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $242.88 ↑ +50%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $242.88 ↑ +50%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $253.00 ↑ +56%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $271.22 ↑ +67%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $334.42 ↑ +106%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $337.00 ↑ +108%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $396.70 ↑ +144%
First Choice PPO $455.40 ↑ +180%

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Mlh1 gene dup/delete variant at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $800.64 $182.16 – $614.89
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $800.64 $182.16 – $607.20
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $800.64 $182.16 – $449.33
Central Medical Center Seattle $629.60 $125.00 – $125.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $800.64 $202.40 – $809.60
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $925.40 $202.40 – $374.44
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $284.90 $202.40 – $374.44
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $328.40 $80.58 – $366.95

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