Coombs indirect titer reference 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

$118.00

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.

$295.00

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 $869.41 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 $5.70 ↓ -95%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $172.28 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $172.28 ↑ +46%
SCAN MedAdvantage $194.86 ↑ +65%
Aetna MedAdvantage $200.70 ↑ +70%
Regence MedAdvantage $200.70 ↑ +70%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $202.65 ↑ +72%
WellCare MedAdvantage $204.60 ↑ +73%
Molina MedAdvantage $204.60 ↑ +73%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $214.34 ↑ +82%
Premera HMO $294.59 ↑ +150%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $328.53 ↑ +178%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $389.71 ↑ +230%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $415.80 ↑ +252%
First Choice PPO $483.71 ↑ +310%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $483.71 ↑ +310%
Regence Blue High Performance $560.76 ↑ +375%
Regence MCC/AHN $560.76 ↑ +375%
Regence RealValue $576.78 ↑ +389%
Premera Prime $638.11 ↑ +441%
Premera Signature $638.11 ↑ +441%
Regence Commercial $640.87 ↑ +443%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $675.37 ↑ +472%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $784.26 ↑ +565%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $799.47 ↑ +578%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $817.83 ↑ +593%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $869.41 ↑ +637%

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Coombs indirect titer reference at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $110.34 $9.38 – $427.86
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $118.00 $3.03 – $1,003.29
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $189.63 $22.86 – $208.84
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $100.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $59.04 $10.11 – $674.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $242.20 $11.12 – $516.60
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $59.04 $10.11 – $652.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $59.04 $10.11 – $674.45

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