Implant neuroelectrodes 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

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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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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.

$4,212.96 with Molina vs $31,402.40 with Premera — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $4,212.96
United Healthcare Apple Health $4,550.00
Coordinated Care Apple Health $4,550.00
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $4,550.00
WellPoint Apple Health $4,550.00
SCAN MedAdvantage $7,288.93
Aetna MedAdvantage $7,507.59
Regence MedAdvantage $7,507.59
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $7,580.48
WellCare MedAdvantage $7,653.37
Molina MedAdvantage $7,653.37
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $8,017.82
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $10,329.41
First Choice PPO $10,329.41
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $12,289.13
Premera HMO $12,371.27
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $14,422.20
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $14,577.85
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $16,649.10
Regence MCC/AHN $22,453.47
Regence Blue High Performance $22,453.47
Regence RealValue $23,095.00
Premera Signature $25,550.71
Premera Prime $25,550.71
Regence Commercial $25,661.11
Kaiser PPO $30,575.83
Cigna All Commercial Plans $30,591.85
Aetna All Commercial Plans $30,617.89
Premera Other Commercial Plans $31,402.40

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Implant neuroelectrodes at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $17,968.42 – $23,104.88
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma not published $4,191.98 – $51,939.28
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $2,811.20 $7,602.89 – $21,285.92
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $9,104.52 $22.83 – $2,859.97
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $7,101.71 – $7,811.88
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $30,131.32
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $7,101.71 – $19,180.10
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $29,017.64

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →