Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex 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

$2,460.40

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.

$6,151.00

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.

$712.43 with Molina vs $14,822.74 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 $712.43 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Apple Health $769.42 ↓ -69%
WellPoint Apple Health $769.42 ↓ -69%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $769.42 ↓ -69%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $769.42 ↓ -69%
SCAN MedAdvantage $3,322.18 ↑ +35%
Aetna MedAdvantage $3,421.85 ↑ +39%
Regence MedAdvantage $3,421.85 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $3,455.07 ↑ +40%
WellCare MedAdvantage $3,488.29 ↑ +42%
Molina MedAdvantage $3,488.29 ↑ +42%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $3,654.40 ↑ +49%
First Choice PPO $3,871.39 ↑ +57%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $3,871.39 ↑ +57%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,490.23 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,490.23 ↑ +83%
Premera HMO $4,536.86 ↑ +84%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $5,405.33 ↑ +120%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $5,601.20 ↑ +128%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $6,644.37 ↑ +170%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $6,917.28 ↑ +181%
Regence Blue High Performance $9,328.85 ↑ +279%
Regence MCC/AHN $9,328.85 ↑ +279%
Regence RealValue $9,595.39 ↑ +290%
Premera Signature $10,615.67 ↑ +331%
Premera Prime $10,615.67 ↑ +331%
Regence Commercial $10,661.54 ↑ +333%
Kaiser PPO $11,960.45 ↑ +386%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $13,046.90 ↑ +430%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $13,352.31 ↑ +443%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $13,943.31 ↑ +467%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $14,822.74 ↑ +502%

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Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,191.02 $2,589.19 – $7,028.76
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $2,460.40 $708.88 – $20,317.26
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,834.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,420.32 $3,363.63 – $11,292.99
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $5,494.30 $3,236.85 – $8,237.79
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,420.32 $3,363.63 – $10,875.59
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,420.32 $3,373.07 – $11,292.99
Central Medical Center Seattle $6,203.20 not published

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