Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$703.20

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.

$1,758.00

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.

$105.64 with Molina vs $1,325.65 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 $105.64 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Apple Health $114.09 ↓ -84%
WellPoint Apple Health $114.09 ↓ -84%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $114.09 ↓ -84%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $114.09 ↓ -84%
SCAN MedAdvantage $297.12 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $306.03 ↓ -56%
Regence MedAdvantage $306.03 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $309.00 ↓ -56%
WellCare MedAdvantage $311.98 ↓ -56%
Molina MedAdvantage $311.98 ↓ -56%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $326.83 ↓ -54%
Premera HMO $485.42 ↓ -31%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $500.94 ↓ -29%
First Choice PPO $526.41 ↓ -25%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $526.41 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $594.24 ↓ -15%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $645.09 ↓ -8%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $734.99 ↑ +5%
Regence Blue High Performance $869.98 ↑ +24%
Regence MCC/AHN $869.98 ↑ +24%
Regence RealValue $894.84 ↑ +27%
Premera Signature $990.00 ↑ +41%
Premera Prime $990.00 ↑ +41%
Regence Commercial $994.27 ↑ +41%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,026.38 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,026.38 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,193.38 ↑ +70%
Kaiser PPO $1,199.73 ↑ +71%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,216.73 ↑ +73%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,247.00 ↑ +77%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,325.65 ↑ +89%

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Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $389.83 $541.60 – $705.04
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $703.20 $105.11 – $2,037.98
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $700.70 $265.41 – $291.95
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $198.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $290.40 $265.41 – $1,169.28
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $700.70 $265.41 – $945.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $290.40 $265.41 – $1,103.59
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $290.40 $265.41 – $1,169.28

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