Njx px nfrosgrm &/urtrgrm 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

$485.60

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.

$1,214.00

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.

$269.75 with Molina vs $3,558.28 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 $269.75 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare Apple Health $291.33 ↓ -40%
WellPoint Apple Health $291.33 ↓ -40%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $291.33 ↓ -40%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $291.33 ↓ -40%
SCAN MedAdvantage $797.51 ↑ +64%
Aetna MedAdvantage $821.44 ↑ +69%
Regence MedAdvantage $821.44 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $829.41 ↑ +71%
WellCare MedAdvantage $837.39 ↑ +72%
Molina MedAdvantage $837.39 ↑ +72%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $877.26 ↑ +81%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $886.22 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $886.22 ↑ +83%
Premera HMO $1,171.47 ↑ +141%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,344.61 ↑ +177%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,595.03 ↑ +228%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,662.95 ↑ +242%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,875.95 ↑ +286%
Regence MCC/AHN $2,242.70 ↑ +362%
Regence Blue High Performance $2,242.70 ↑ +362%
Regence RealValue $2,306.78 ↑ +375%
Premera Signature $2,495.88 ↑ +414%
Premera Prime $2,552.05 ↑ +426%
Regence Commercial $2,563.09 ↑ +428%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $2,619.25 ↑ +439%
Kaiser PPO $2,895.32 ↑ +496%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,113.93 ↑ +541%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $3,136.52 ↑ +546%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $3,347.17 ↑ +589%
First Choice PPO $3,539.53 ↑ +629%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $3,558.28 ↑ +633%

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Njx px nfrosgrm &/urtrgrm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,897.44 $807.46 – $2,615.69
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $290.50 $777.03 – $1,977.54
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,897.44 $807.46 – $2,532.21
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,897.44 $809.73 – $2,615.69
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,020.20 $605.30 – $2,526.65
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $717.50 $255.30 – $2,064.73
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $2,734.90 $777.03 – $5,081.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $922.48 $794.08 – $9,161.00

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