Interrog dev eval icpms ip 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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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.

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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.

$27.36 with Molina vs $179.15 with Cigna — 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 $27.36
United Healthcare Apple Health $29.54
Coordinated Care Apple Health $29.54
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $29.54
WellPoint Apple Health $29.54
SCAN MedAdvantage $42.69
Aetna MedAdvantage $43.97
Regence MedAdvantage $43.97
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $44.39
Molina MedAdvantage $44.82
WellCare MedAdvantage $44.82
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $46.95
Premera HMO $65.57
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $71.97
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $85.37
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $91.80
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $122.19
First Choice PPO $122.19
Regence MCC/AHN $123.81
Regence Blue High Performance $123.81
Regence RealValue $127.34
Premera Signature $140.89
Premera Prime $140.89
Regence Commercial $141.49
Kaiser PPO $162.05
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $170.61
Premera Other Commercial Plans $173.16
Aetna All Commercial Plans $173.97
Cigna All Commercial Plans $179.15

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Interrog dev eval icpms ip at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $42.78 $65.12 – $96.87
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma not published $27.22 – $275.28
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $127.20 $43.22 – $170.38
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $127.20 $43.22 – $164.94
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $127.20 $43.34 – $170.38
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $47.20 $44.52 – $117.37
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $57.01 $81.37 – $164.96
St. Anne Hospital Burien $39.44 $55.54 – $116.24

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