Unlisted mr procedure 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

$6,891.60

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.

$17,229.00

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.

$99.53 with SCAN vs $10,061.59 with First Health — 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 $99.53 ↓ -99%
Regence MedAdvantage $102.52 ↓ -99%
Aetna MedAdvantage $102.52 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $103.51 ↓ -98%
Molina MedAdvantage $104.51 ↓ -98%
WellCare MedAdvantage $104.51 ↓ -98%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $109.49 ↓ -98%
Premera HMO $162.75 ↓ -98%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $167.81 ↓ -98%
Molina Apple Health $180.84 ↓ -97%
WellPoint Apple Health $195.31 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Apple Health $195.31 ↓ -97%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $195.31 ↓ -97%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $195.31 ↓ -97%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $199.06 ↓ -97%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $221.21 ↓ -97%
First Choice PPO $269.02 ↓ -96%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $269.02 ↓ -96%
Regence Blue High Performance $298.33 ↓ -96%
Regence MCC/AHN $298.33 ↓ -96%
Regence RealValue $306.86 ↓ -96%
Premera Prime $339.48 ↓ -95%
Premera Signature $339.48 ↓ -95%
Regence Commercial $340.95 ↓ -95%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $375.62 ↓ -95%
Kaiser PPO $402.25 ↓ -94%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $410.76 ↓ -94%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $417.23 ↓ -94%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $417.74 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $444.09 ↓ -94%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $10,061.59 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $10,061.59 ↑ +46%

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Unlisted mr procedure at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,622.50 $138.74 – $3,674.16
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $6,891.60 $102.52 – $683.31
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $326.88 $100.77 – $375.11
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $182.00 $96.98 – $287.32
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $326.88 $100.77 – $363.14
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $326.88 $101.06 – $375.11
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,200.00 $89.00 – $89.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,275.00 $80.52 – $179.41

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