Pegaspargase injection 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.

$13,127.21 with Molina vs $109,161.56 with Kaiser — 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 $13,127.21
United Healthcare Apple Health $14,177.39
Coordinated Care Apple Health $14,177.39
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $14,177.39
WellPoint Apple Health $14,177.39
SCAN MedAdvantage $27,855.58
Aetna MedAdvantage $28,691.25
Regence MedAdvantage $28,691.25
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $28,969.80
Molina MedAdvantage $29,248.36
WellCare MedAdvantage $29,248.36
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $30,641.14
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $32,417.83
Premera HMO $37,723.21
Cigna All Commercial Plans $37,898.74
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $46,964.50
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $51,416.04
First Choice PPO $51,416.04
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $55,711.16
Aetna All Commercial Plans $55,765.30
Premera Signature $59,297.35
Premera Prime $59,297.35
Regence Blue High Performance $63,822.61
Regence MCC/AHN $63,822.61
Regence RealValue $65,646.11
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $71,788.43
Premera Other Commercial Plans $72,188.08
Regence Commercial $72,940.12
Kaiser PPO $109,161.56

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Pegaspargase injection at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $51,549.89 $11,049.41 – $116,735.22
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma not published $13,061.82 – $185,433.18
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $56,102.26 $20,109.54 – $52,584.51
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $80,326.32 $27,014.86 – $190,918.55
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $56,102.26 $25,781.46 – $65,377.89
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $42,938.87 $24,160.45 – $92,804.55
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $68,694.47 $30,057.42 – $140,082.26
St. Anne Hospital Burien $47,527.66 $13,243.23 – $140,082.26

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