Radiation treatment delivery 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

$526.40

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.

$1,316.00

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.

$116.69 with SCAN vs $960.68 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $116.69 ↓ -78%
Regence MedAdvantage $120.19 ↓ -77%
Aetna MedAdvantage $120.19 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $121.36 ↓ -77%
Molina MedAdvantage $122.53 ↓ -77%
WellCare MedAdvantage $122.53 ↓ -77%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $128.36 ↓ -76%
Molina Apple Health $129.97 ↓ -75%
WellPoint Apple Health $140.36 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Apple Health $140.36 ↓ -73%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $140.36 ↓ -73%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $140.36 ↓ -73%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $196.75 ↓ -63%
Premera HMO $229.27 ↓ -56%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $233.39 ↓ -56%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $291.91 ↓ -45%
Regence MCC/AHN $393.68 ↓ -25%
Regence Blue High Performance $393.68 ↓ -25%
Regence RealValue $404.92 ↓ -23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $413.63 ↓ -21%
First Choice PPO $413.63 ↓ -21%
Premera Signature $447.99 ↓ -15%
Premera Prime $447.99 ↓ -15%
Regence Commercial $449.92 ↓ -15%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $489.77 ↓ -7%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $510.85 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $520.66 ↓ -1%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $550.59 ↑ +5%
Kaiser PPO $566.67 ↑ +8%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $577.52 ↑ +10%
First Health All Commercial Plans $960.68 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $960.68 ↑ +83%

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Radiation treatment delivery at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $436.65 $255.47 – $988.79
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $526.40 $120.19 – $962.60
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $500.64 $118.15 – $576.74
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $188.30 $113.70 – $441.76
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $500.64 $118.15 – $558.33
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $500.64 $118.48 – $576.74
Central Medical Center Seattle $424.00 $110.00 – $110.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $519.48 $118.15 – $764.48

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