Blood typing abo 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

$96.40

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.

$241.00

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.

$3.05 with Molina vs $678.96 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 $3.05 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3.05 ↓ -97%
WellPoint Apple Health $3.05 ↓ -97%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3.05 ↓ -97%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3.05 ↓ -97%
Kaiser PPO $3.29 ↓ -97%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $140.89 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $140.89 ↑ +46%
SCAN MedAdvantage $152.17 ↑ +58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $156.74 ↑ +63%
Regence MedAdvantage $156.74 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $158.26 ↑ +64%
WellCare MedAdvantage $159.78 ↑ +66%
Molina MedAdvantage $159.78 ↑ +66%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $167.39 ↑ +74%
Premera HMO $217.52 ↑ +126%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $256.56 ↑ +166%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $304.34 ↑ +216%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $310.97 ↑ +223%
First Choice PPO $367.52 ↑ +281%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $367.52 ↑ +281%
Regence Blue High Performance $419.38 ↑ +335%
Regence MCC/AHN $419.38 ↑ +335%
Regence RealValue $431.36 ↑ +347%
Premera Prime $477.22 ↑ +395%
Premera Signature $477.22 ↑ +395%
Regence Commercial $479.29 ↑ +397%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $513.14 ↑ +432%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $586.51 ↑ +508%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $601.37 ↑ +524%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $638.68 ↑ +563%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $678.96 ↑ +604%

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Blood typing abo at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $67.83 $5.42 – $315.92
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $96.40 $3.03 – $750.34
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $45.36 $13.20 – $163.09
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $39.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $43.68 $5.82 – $512.44
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $125.30 $6.40 – $392.51
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $43.68 $5.82 – $496.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $43.68 $5.82 – $512.44

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