Arthrp w/prostc dst rds&crps 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

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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.

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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.

$6,620.79 with Molina vs $101,386.03 with Kaiser — 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 $6,620.79
United Healthcare Apple Health $7,150.46
Coordinated Care Apple Health $7,150.46
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $7,150.46
WellPoint Apple Health $7,150.46
SCAN MedAdvantage $20,053.79
Aetna MedAdvantage $20,655.40
Regence MedAdvantage $20,655.40
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $20,855.94
WellCare MedAdvantage $21,056.48
Molina MedAdvantage $21,056.48
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $22,059.17
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $26,621.98
First Choice PPO $26,621.98
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $33,810.69
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $37,170.31
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $40,107.58
Premera HMO $41,021.76
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $45,367.30
Regence MCC/AHN $61,183.70
Regence Blue High Performance $61,183.70
Regence RealValue $62,931.81
Premera Signature $69,623.44
Premera Prime $69,623.44
Regence Commercial $69,924.23
Cigna All Commercial Plans $84,166.35
Premera Other Commercial Plans $85,568.78
Aetna All Commercial Plans $85,795.05
Kaiser PPO $101,386.03

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Arthrp w/prostc dst rds&crps at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $59,581.26 – $59,581.26
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma not published $6,587.81 – $172,224.86
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $19,538.71 – $21,492.58
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $77,657.41
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $5,419.00 – $49,726.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $74,787.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $7,277.00 – $77,657.41
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published

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