Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 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

$6,146.00

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.

$15,365.00

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.

$1,046.12 with Molina vs $14,164.14 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 $1,046.12 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,129.81 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,129.81 ↓ -82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,129.81 ↓ -82%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,129.81 ↓ -82%
SCAN MedAdvantage $3,174.58 ↓ -48%
Aetna MedAdvantage $3,269.82 ↓ -47%
Regence MedAdvantage $3,269.82 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $3,301.56 ↓ -46%
WellCare MedAdvantage $3,333.31 ↓ -46%
Molina MedAdvantage $3,333.31 ↓ -46%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $3,492.04 ↓ -43%
First Choice PPO $3,913.61 ↓ -36%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $3,913.61 ↓ -36%
Premera HMO $4,512.65 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $5,352.34 ↓ -13%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $5,464.28 ↓ -11%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $6,349.16 ↑ +3%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $6,835.24 ↑ +11%
Regence MCC/AHN $9,218.21 ↑ +50%
Regence Blue High Performance $9,218.21 ↑ +50%
Regence RealValue $9,481.59 ↑ +54%
Premera Signature $10,489.79 ↑ +71%
Premera Prime $10,489.79 ↑ +71%
Regence Commercial $10,535.10 ↑ +71%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $11,216.45 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $11,216.45 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $11,896.65 ↑ +94%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $12,794.08 ↑ +108%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $12,892.19 ↑ +110%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $13,323.79 ↑ +117%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $14,164.14 ↑ +130%

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Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $6,146.00 $1,040.91 – $20,208.88
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $6,991.27 – $6,991.27
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $7,704.48 $3,214.19 – $11,416.16
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,148.10 $3,093.04 – $7,871.79
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $7,704.48 $3,214.19 – $10,994.20
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $7,704.48 $3,223.20 – $11,416.16
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $5,062.20 $1,985.00 – $8,884.44
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $6,146.00 $1,022.08 – $13,323.79

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