Application short leg cast 29405 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

$456.40

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.

$1,141.00

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.

$133.74 with Molina vs $1,427.29 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 $133.74 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Apple Health $144.44 ↓ -68%
WellPoint Apple Health $144.44 ↓ -68%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $144.44 ↓ -68%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $144.44 ↓ -68%
SCAN MedAdvantage $319.89 ↓ -30%
Aetna MedAdvantage $329.49 ↓ -28%
Regence MedAdvantage $329.49 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $332.69 ↓ -27%
WellCare MedAdvantage $335.88 ↓ -26%
Molina MedAdvantage $335.88 ↓ -26%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $351.88 ↓ -23%
Premera HMO $449.44 ↓ -2%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $539.33 ↑ +18%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $639.78 ↑ +40%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $653.77 ↑ +43%
First Choice PPO $774.68 ↑ +70%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $774.68 ↑ +70%
First Health All Commercial Plans $832.93 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $832.93 ↑ +83%
Regence Blue High Performance $881.70 ↑ +93%
Regence MCC/AHN $881.70 ↑ +93%
Regence RealValue $906.89 ↑ +99%
Premera Signature $1,003.32 ↑ +120%
Premera Prime $1,003.32 ↑ +120%
Regence Commercial $1,007.66 ↑ +121%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,081.62 ↑ +137%
Kaiser PPO $1,110.78 ↑ +143%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,233.11 ↑ +170%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,239.01 ↑ +171%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,342.61 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,427.29 ↑ +213%

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Application short leg cast 29405 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $456.40 $133.07 – $1,886.89
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $652.77 – $930.07
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $228.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $796.80 $323.88 – $1,080.15
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $526.40 $311.67 – $793.21
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $796.80 $323.88 – $1,045.68
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $796.80 $324.79 – $1,080.15
Central Medical Center Seattle $586.40 not published

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