Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
1901 South Union, Tacoma, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1366556227
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Cash price 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 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.
$469.75 with SCAN vs $1,971.58 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| SCAN | MedAdvantage | $469.75 | — |
| Regence | MedAdvantage | $483.85 | — |
| Aetna | MedAdvantage | $483.85 | — |
| United Healthcare | MedAdvantage | $488.54 | — |
| Molina | MedAdvantage | $493.24 | — |
| WellCare | MedAdvantage | $493.24 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | MedAdvantage | $516.73 | — |
| First Choice | MHS Employee MCC/PPO | $548.59 | — |
| First Choice | PPO | $548.59 | — |
| Premera | HMO | $646.56 | — |
| First Choice | MCC Wellfound Employee | $765.96 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Cascade Care | $792.00 | — |
| Uniform Medical | All Commercial Plans | $927.90 | — |
| Ambetter | Coordinated Care Exchange | $939.51 | — |
| Regence | MCC/AHN | $1,251.39 | — |
| Regence | Blue High Performance | $1,251.39 | — |
| Regence | RealValue | $1,287.15 | — |
| Premera | Signature | $1,424.00 | — |
| Premera | Prime | $1,424.00 | — |
| Regence | Commercial | $1,430.16 | — |
| Kaiser | PPO | $1,598.00 | — |
| Premera | Other Commercial Plans | $1,750.13 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $1,884.27 | — |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $1,971.58 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Lev 5 hosp type b ed visit at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | $1,733.46 | $939.09 – $3,925.42 |
| MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma | not published | $483.85 – $2,714.53 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah | $574.00 | not published |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $787.50 | $457.69 – $1,164.82 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | $2,196.60 | $337.75 – $846.72 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $2,072.00 | $457.69 – $1,208.11 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | $856.80 | $457.69 – $1,201.43 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | $2,309.97 | $1,626.64 – $4,710.51 |