Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme 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

$356.00

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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.

$890.00

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.

$38.67 with Cigna vs $1,863.93 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

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 $38.67 ↓ -89%
Molina Apple Health $266.99 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -19%
WellPoint Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -19%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -19%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $288.35 ↓ -19%
SCAN MedAdvantage $464.94 ↑ +31%
Aetna MedAdvantage $478.89 ↑ +35%
Regence MedAdvantage $478.89 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $483.54 ↑ +36%
WellCare MedAdvantage $488.19 ↑ +37%
Molina MedAdvantage $488.19 ↑ +37%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $511.43 ↑ +44%
First Health All Commercial Plans $649.70 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $649.70 ↑ +83%
Premera HMO $698.88 ↑ +96%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $783.89 ↑ +120%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $929.88 ↑ +161%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $970.70 ↑ +173%
First Choice PPO $1,077.00 ↑ +203%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,077.00 ↑ +203%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,309.11 ↑ +268%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,309.11 ↑ +268%
Regence RealValue $1,346.51 ↑ +278%
Premera Signature $1,489.69 ↑ +318%
Premera Prime $1,489.69 ↑ +318%
Regence Commercial $1,496.12 ↑ +320%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,503.74 ↑ +322%
Kaiser PPO $1,727.31 ↑ +385%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +414%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,863.93 ↑ +424%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans not published by hospital

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Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $201.10 $437.17 – $1,015.09
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $356.00 $265.66 – $2,934.20
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $405.72 $453.00 – $498.30
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $699.30 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 $898.10 $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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