Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

317 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1306952726

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$158.00

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$395.00

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$31.22 with Molina vs $554.97 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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Payer

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $31.22 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Apple Health $33.72 ↓ -79%
WellPoint Apple Health $33.72 ↓ -79%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $33.72 ↓ -79%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $33.72 ↓ -79%
SCAN MedAdvantage $67.47 ↓ -57%
Aetna MedAdvantage $69.49 ↓ -56%
Regence MedAdvantage $69.49 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage HMO $70.17 ↓ -56%
WellCare MedAdvantage $70.84 ↓ -55%
Molina MedAdvantage $70.84 ↓ -55%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $74.22 ↓ -53%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $98.35 ↓ -38%
Premera HMO $107.68 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $110.83 ↓ -30%
Premera Signature $223.47 ↑ +41%
Premera Prime $228.50 ↑ +45%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $255.13 ↑ +61%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $280.83 ↑ +78%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $296.65 ↑ +88%
First Choice First Choice PPO $296.65 ↑ +88%
Regence Blue High Performance $310.76 ↑ +97%
Regence MCC/AHN $310.76 ↑ +97%
First Health All Commercial Plans $312.05 ↑ +98%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $314.46 ↑ +99%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $316.00 ↑ +100%
Regence RealValue $319.64 ↑ +102%
Regence Commercial $355.16 ↑ +125%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $359.30 ↑ +127%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $406.32 ↑ +157%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $452.08 ↑ +186%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $554.97 ↑ +251%

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Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $135.25 $147.61 – $306.26
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $158.00 $31.38 – $283.18
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $110.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $312.96 $68.31 – $258.55
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $307.30 $65.74 – $198.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $312.96 $68.31 – $250.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $312.96 $68.50 – $258.55
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $213.72 $68.31 – $342.71

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →