Hepatitis c rna dir probe 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

$56.00

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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.

$140.00

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.

$19.51 with Molina vs $144.86 with Aetna — 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 $19.51 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -65%
WellPoint Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -65%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -65%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $19.51 ↓ -65%
SCAN MedAdvantage $30.60 ↓ -45%
Premera HMO $31.22 ↓ -44%
Premera Prime $31.22 ↓ -44%
Premera Signature $31.22 ↓ -44%
Regence MCC/AHN $31.42 ↓ -44%
Regence Blue High Performance $31.42 ↓ -44%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $31.44 ↓ -44%
First Choice PPO $31.44 ↓ -44%
Aetna MedAdvantage $31.51 ↓ -44%
Regence MedAdvantage $31.51 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $31.82 ↓ -43%
WellCare MedAdvantage $32.13 ↓ -43%
Molina MedAdvantage $32.13 ↓ -43%
Regence RealValue $32.31 ↓ -42%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $33.66 ↓ -40%
Kaiser PPO $34.34 ↓ -39%
Regence Commercial $35.90 ↓ -36%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $35.90 ↓ -36%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $37.46 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $37.46 ↓ -33%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $39.02 ↓ -30%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $43.90 ↓ -22%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $51.58 ↓ -8%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $61.19 ↑ +9%
First Health All Commercial Plans $81.76 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $81.76 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $144.86 ↑ +159%

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Hepatitis c rna dir probe at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $56.00 $19.42 – $68.93
Central Medical Center Seattle $140.00 $24.00 – $24.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $56.00 $19.06 – $61.19
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $56.00 $19.51 – $61.19
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $57.63 $21.85 – $97.58
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $77.60 $20.52 – $56.60
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $56.00 $19.06 – $61.19
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $31.22 – $34.34

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