Place slctv cath vertebral art uni 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

$5,887.20

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.

$14,718.00

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.

$2,923.70 with Molina vs $28,395.50 with United Healthcare — 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 $2,923.70 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,157.60 ↓ -46%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,157.60 ↓ -46%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,157.60 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,157.60 ↓ -46%
SCAN MedAdvantage $6,364.22 ↑ +8%
Aetna MedAdvantage $6,555.15 ↑ +11%
Regence MedAdvantage $6,555.15 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $6,618.79 ↑ +12%
WellCare MedAdvantage $6,682.43 ↑ +14%
Molina MedAdvantage $6,682.43 ↑ +14%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $7,000.64 ↑ +19%
First Choice PPO $7,673.34 ↑ +30%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $7,673.34 ↑ +30%
Premera HMO $9,628.52 ↑ +64%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $10,713.72 ↑ +82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $10,730.07 ↑ +82%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $10,744.14 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $10,744.14 ↑ +83%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $12,728.44 ↑ +116%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $13,377.78 ↑ +127%
Regence MCC/AHN $18,041.67 ↑ +206%
Regence Blue High Performance $18,041.67 ↑ +206%
Regence RealValue $18,557.15 ↑ +215%
Premera Signature $20,530.36 ↑ +249%
Premera Prime $20,530.36 ↑ +249%
Regence Commercial $20,619.05 ↑ +250%
Kaiser PPO $23,797.09 ↑ +304%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $25,219.21 ↑ +328%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $25,232.27 ↑ +329%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $26,710.80 ↑ +354%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $28,395.50 ↑ +382%

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Place slctv cath vertebral art uni at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $5,887.20 $2,909.14 – $40,424.21
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma not published $13,984.77 – $13,984.77
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13,549.44 $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $13,560.40 $5,419.00 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13,549.44 $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13,549.44 $6,461.70 – $22,383.45
Central Medical Center Seattle $13,440.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $19,793.20 $4,869.41 – $11,471.40

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