Wound therapy negative pressure per session <= 50 sq cm 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

$574.80

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.

$1,437.00

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.

$30.69 with Cigna vs $2,074.43 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
Cigna All Commercial Plans $30.69 ↓ -95%
Molina Apple Health $266.99 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -50%
WellPoint Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -50%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -50%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -50%
SCAN MedAdvantage $464.94 ↓ -19%
Aetna MedAdvantage $478.89 ↓ -17%
Regence MedAdvantage $478.89 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $483.54 ↓ -16%
WellCare MedAdvantage $488.19 ↓ -15%
Molina MedAdvantage $488.19 ↓ -15%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $511.43 ↓ -11%
Premera HMO $698.88 ↑ +22%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $783.89 ↑ +36%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $929.88 ↑ +62%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $970.70 ↑ +69%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,049.01 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,049.01 ↑ +83%
First Choice PPO $1,077.00 ↑ +87%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,077.00 ↑ +87%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,309.11 ↑ +128%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,309.11 ↑ +128%
Regence RealValue $1,346.51 ↑ +134%
Premera Signature $1,489.69 ↑ +159%
Premera Prime $1,489.69 ↑ +159%
Regence Commercial $1,496.12 ↑ +160%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,503.74 ↑ +162%
Kaiser PPO $1,727.31 ↑ +201%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +219%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,863.93 ↑ +224%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $2,074.43 ↑ +261%

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Wound therapy negative pressure per session <= 50 sq cm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $388.19 $843.90 – $1,015.09
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $574.80 $265.66 – $2,934.20
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $365.40 $453.00 – $498.30
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $598.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,035.36 $470.74 – $1,501.70
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $854.00 $453.00 – $1,152.88
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,035.36 $470.74 – $1,453.77
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,035.36 $472.06 – $1,501.70

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