Inj. acthar gel to 40 units at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA · Providence · · NPI 1891947263

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$6,645.63

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$9,493.75

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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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$3,194.35 with Blue Cross vs $13,582.68 with Unitedhealthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Blue Cross Premera Heritage Signature Exchange $3,194.35 ↓ -52%
Kaiser Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,094.26 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Premera All Commercial Plans $4,095.32 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $4,217.09 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Ppo $4,258.03 ↓ -36%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,298.97 ↓ -35%
Blue Shield Asuris Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,421.80 ↓ -33%
Community Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,503.68 ↓ -32%
Cigna Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,913.11 ↓ -26%
Blue Shield Asuris All Commercial Plans $5,219.30 ↓ -21%
Molina Exchange $6,919.30 ↑ +4%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $7,199.18 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Premera - Lifewise Health Plan Of Washington Affordable Care Network Other Commercial Plan $7,369.67 ↑ +11%
Coordinated Care Exchange $7,574.38 ↑ +14%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $8,421.22 ↑ +27%
Kaiser All Commercial Plans $10,321.63 ↑ +55%
Providence Health Plan All Commercial Plans $10,419.89 ↑ +57%
Unitedhealthcare Aco Tiered Other Commercial Plan $11,044.24 ↑ +66%
Unitedhealthcare Navigate Exchange $12,081.05 ↑ +82%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $13,582.68 ↑ +104%

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Inj. acthar gel to 40 units at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $6,645.63 $4,094.26 – $10,747.43
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $3,479.53 – $12,438.36
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $3,479.53 – $9,580.57
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $3,479.53 – $9,089.25
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $3,479.53 – $24,976.01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $4,094.26 – $10,399.42
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla not published $3,479.53 – $21,516.59
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland not published $4,094.26 – $7,574.38

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