Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$3,980.40

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.

$9,951.00

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.

$4,185.69 with Molina vs $93,546.15 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 $4,185.69 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare Apple Health $4,520.54 ↑ +14%
WellPoint Apple Health $4,520.54 ↑ +14%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $4,520.54 ↑ +14%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $4,520.54 ↑ +14%
First Health All Commercial Plans $7,264.23 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $7,264.23 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $16,542.21 ↑ +316%
First Choice PPO $16,542.21 ↑ +316%
SCAN MedAdvantage $20,966.27 ↑ +427%
Aetna MedAdvantage $21,595.26 ↑ +443%
Regence MedAdvantage $21,595.26 ↑ +443%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $21,804.92 ↑ +448%
Molina MedAdvantage $22,014.59 ↑ +453%
WellCare MedAdvantage $22,014.59 ↑ +453%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $23,062.90 ↑ +479%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $23,096.67 ↑ +480%
Premera HMO $32,179.53 ↑ +708%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $35,349.14 ↑ +788%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $41,932.55 ↑ +953%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $42,687.18 ↑ +972%
Kaiser PPO $49,148.89 ↑ +1135%
Regence MCC/AHN $57,569.21 ↑ +1346%
Regence Blue High Performance $57,569.21 ↑ +1346%
Regence RealValue $59,214.05 ↑ +1388%
Premera Signature $65,510.34 ↑ +1546%
Premera Prime $65,510.34 ↑ +1546%
Regence Commercial $65,793.39 ↑ +1553%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $80,513.69 ↑ +1923%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $83,773.46 ↑ +2005%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $87,996.08 ↑ +2111%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $93,546.15 ↑ +2250%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $4,736.25 $10,296.27 – $28,883.20
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $3,980.40 $4,164.84 – $103,000.57
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $64,490.20
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $8,503.60 $20,427.76 – $51,988.64
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $49,673.16
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $48,254.30
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $7,896.70 $15,537.80 – $37,791.35
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,572.60 $720.58 – $37,791.35

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