Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide 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

$3,586.80

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.

$8,967.00

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.

$2,233.37 with SCAN vs $9,964.75 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $2,233.37 ↓ -38%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,300.37 ↓ -36%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,300.37 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,322.71 ↓ -35%
Molina MedAdvantage $2,345.04 ↓ -35%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,345.04 ↓ -35%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,456.71 ↓ -32%
First Choice PPO $2,870.45 ↓ -20%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,870.45 ↓ -20%
Premera HMO $3,156.91 ↓ -12%
Molina Apple Health $3,304.93 ↓ -8%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,569.32 ↓ -0%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,569.32 ↓ -0%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,569.32 ↓ -0%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,569.32 ↓ -0%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,765.47 ↑ +5%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $4,007.80 ↑ +12%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $4,466.74 ↑ +25%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $4,700.25 ↑ +31%
Regence MCC/AHN $6,338.91 ↑ +77%
Regence Blue High Performance $6,338.91 ↑ +77%
Regence RealValue $6,520.02 ↑ +82%
First Health All Commercial Plans $6,545.91 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $6,545.91 ↑ +83%
Premera Signature $7,213.29 ↑ +101%
Premera Prime $7,213.29 ↑ +101%
Regence Commercial $7,244.46 ↑ +102%
Kaiser PPO $8,322.52 ↑ +132%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $8,865.29 ↑ +147%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $9,110.28 ↑ +154%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $9,373.54 ↑ +161%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $9,964.75 ↑ +178%

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Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $2,099.65 $4,564.48 – $4,890.87
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $3,586.80 $2,300.37 – $14,137.49
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Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $14,675.52 $2,261.24 – $8,063.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $14,675.52 $2,267.58 – $8,373.23
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $10,346.96 $2,223.77 – $24,031.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $5,932.80 $2,196.46 – $7,998.96

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