Actinotherapy uv light at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital

1901 South Union, Tacoma, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1366556227

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$105.60

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.

$264.00

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.

$22.94 with Molina vs $192.72 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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 $22.94 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Apple Health $24.77 ↓ -77%
WellPoint Apple Health $24.77 ↓ -77%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $24.77 ↓ -77%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $24.77 ↓ -77%
SCAN MedAdvantage $42.72 ↓ -60%
Aetna MedAdvantage $44.00 ↓ -58%
Regence MedAdvantage $44.00 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $44.43 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $44.86 ↓ -58%
Molina MedAdvantage $44.86 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $46.99 ↓ -56%
Premera HMO $63.62 ↓ -40%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $72.02 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $85.44 ↓ -19%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $97.63 ↓ -8%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $112.69 ↑ +7%
First Choice PPO $112.69 ↑ +7%
Regence MCC/AHN $131.66 ↑ +25%
Regence Blue High Performance $131.66 ↑ +25%
Regence RealValue $135.42 ↑ +28%
Premera Signature $149.83 ↑ +42%
Premera Prime $149.83 ↑ +42%
Regence Commercial $150.47 ↑ +42%
Kaiser PPO $157.23 ↑ +49%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $157.33 ↑ +49%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $179.28 ↑ +70%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $183.12 ↑ +73%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $184.15 ↑ +74%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $190.58 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $192.72 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $192.72 ↑ +83%

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Actinotherapy uv light at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $75.75 $92.40 – $182.70
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $105.60 $22.82 – $267.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $113.28 $43.25 – $157.12
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $113.28 $43.25 – $152.11
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $113.28 $43.37 – $157.12
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $379.60 $43.25 – $208.27
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $122.50 $35.54 – $77.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $193.44 $42.54 – $140.41

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