Emg needle test 1-extremity 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

$313.20

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.

$783.00

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.

$96.87 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 $96.87 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
WellPoint Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $104.62 ↓ -67%
SCAN MedAdvantage $152.17 ↓ -51%
Aetna MedAdvantage $156.74 ↓ -50%
Regence MedAdvantage $156.74 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $158.26 ↓ -49%
WellCare MedAdvantage $159.78 ↓ -49%
Molina MedAdvantage $159.78 ↓ -49%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $167.39 ↓ -47%
Premera HMO $217.52 ↓ -31%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $256.56 ↓ -18%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $304.34 ↓ -3%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $310.97 ↓ -1%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $367.52 ↑ +17%
First Choice PPO $367.52 ↑ +17%
Regence MCC/AHN $419.38 ↑ +34%
Regence Blue High Performance $419.38 ↑ +34%
Regence RealValue $431.36 ↑ +38%
Premera Signature $477.22 ↑ +52%
Premera Prime $477.22 ↑ +52%
Regence Commercial $479.29 ↑ +53%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $513.14 ↑ +64%
Kaiser PPO $537.59 ↑ +72%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $571.59 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $571.59 ↑ +83%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $586.51 ↑ +87%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $601.37 ↑ +92%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $638.68 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $678.96 ↑ +117%

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Emg needle test 1-extremity at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $313.20 $96.39 – $913.21
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $342.24 $154.07 – $512.44
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $410.90 $148.26 – $392.51
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $342.24 $154.07 – $496.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $342.24 $154.50 – $512.44
Central Medical Center Seattle $279.20 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $387.80 $113.19 – $274.28
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $278.72 $151.52 – $457.93

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