Warde 1007138 vanillymandelic acid 24 hour urine 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

$38.40

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.

$96.00

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.

$8.93 with Molina vs $71.92 with Aetna — 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 $8.93 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Apple Health $8.93 ↓ -77%
WellPoint Apple Health $8.93 ↓ -77%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.93 ↓ -77%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $8.93 ↓ -77%
SCAN MedAdvantage $15.19 ↓ -60%
Premera HMO $15.50 ↓ -60%
Premera Prime $15.50 ↓ -60%
Premera Signature $15.50 ↓ -60%
Regence MCC/AHN $15.60 ↓ -59%
Regence Blue High Performance $15.60 ↓ -59%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $15.61 ↓ -59%
First Choice PPO $15.61 ↓ -59%
Aetna MedAdvantage $15.65 ↓ -59%
Regence MedAdvantage $15.65 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $15.80 ↓ -59%
WellCare MedAdvantage $15.95 ↓ -58%
Molina MedAdvantage $15.95 ↓ -58%
Regence RealValue $16.04 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $16.71 ↓ -56%
Kaiser PPO $17.05 ↓ -56%
Regence Commercial $17.83 ↓ -54%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $17.83 ↓ -54%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $18.60 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $18.60 ↓ -52%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $19.38 ↓ -50%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $21.79 ↓ -43%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $25.61 ↓ -33%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $30.38 ↓ -21%
First Health All Commercial Plans $56.21 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $56.21 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $71.92 ↑ +87%

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Warde 1007138 vanillymandelic acid 24 hour urine at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $82.55 $15.50 – $186.92
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $38.40 $8.89 – $31.56
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $162.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $111.36 $13.95 – $72.85
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $311.50 $15.50 – $55.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $111.36 $13.95 – $70.53
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $111.36 $13.95 – $72.85
Central Medical Center Seattle $70.40 $12.00 – $12.00

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