Anal/urinary muscle study 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

$320.80

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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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$802.00

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.

$96.87 with Molina vs $729.91 with Aetna — 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 $96.87 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
WellPoint Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
SCAN MedAdvantage $147.17 ↓ -54%
Aetna MedAdvantage $151.58 ↓ -53%
Regence MedAdvantage $151.58 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $153.05 ↓ -52%
WellCare MedAdvantage $154.52 ↓ -52%
Molina MedAdvantage $154.52 ↓ -52%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $161.88 ↓ -50%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $248.12 ↓ -23%
Premera HMO $272.43 ↓ -15%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $294.33 ↓ -8%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $380.26 ↑ +19%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $466.35 ↑ +45%
First Choice PPO $466.35 ↑ +45%
Regence MCC/AHN $512.83 ↑ +60%
Regence Blue High Performance $512.83 ↑ +60%
Regence RealValue $527.48 ↑ +64%
Premera Signature $583.57 ↑ +82%
Premera Prime $583.57 ↑ +82%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $585.46 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $585.46 ↑ +83%
Regence Commercial $586.09 ↑ +83%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $617.68 ↑ +93%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $651.13 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $656.64 ↑ +105%
Kaiser PPO $673.34 ↑ +110%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $717.22 ↑ +124%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $729.91 ↑ +128%

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Anal/urinary muscle study at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $320.80 $96.39 – $1,143.81
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $395.70 – $395.70
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $456.00 $149.00 – $650.25
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $486.50 $143.39 – $498.06
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $456.00 $149.00 – $629.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $456.00 $149.42 – $650.25
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $320.80 $94.65 – $673.34
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $320.80 $96.84 – $673.34

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