Pt application of modality >=1 area electrical stimulation each 15 minutes 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

$34.00

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$85.00

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$8.21 with Molina vs $114.59 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $8.21 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $8.87 ↓ -74%
WellPoint Apple Health $8.87 ↓ -74%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.87 ↓ -74%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $8.87 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $13.49 ↓ -60%
SCAN MedAdvantage $14.74 ↓ -57%
Aetna MedAdvantage $15.18 ↓ -55%
Regence MedAdvantage $15.18 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage HMO $15.33 ↓ -55%
Molina MedAdvantage $15.48 ↓ -54%
WellCare MedAdvantage $15.48 ↓ -54%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $16.21 ↓ -52%
Premera HMO $23.49 ↓ -31%
Premera Prime $25.74 ↓ -24%
Premera Signature $25.74 ↓ -24%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $25.86 ↓ -24%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $29.15 ↓ -14%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $31.46 ↓ -7%
Regence Blue High Performance $41.32 ↑ +22%
Regence MCC/AHN $41.32 ↑ +22%
Regence RealValue $42.50 ↑ +25%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $46.51 ↑ +37%
Regence Commercial $47.22 ↑ +39%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $54.90 ↑ +61%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $61.46 ↑ +81%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $63.84 ↑ +88%
First Choice First Choice PPO $63.84 ↑ +88%
First Health All Commercial Plans $67.15 ↑ +98%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $67.67 ↑ +99%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $68.00 ↑ +100%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $114.59 ↑ +237%

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Pt application of modality >=1 area electrical stimulation each 15 minutes at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $34.00 $8.21 – $67.46
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $66.00 $15.04 – $16.54
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $61.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $58.08 $12.03 – $45.69
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $74.20 $15.04 – $38.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $58.08 $12.03 – $45.47
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $58.08 $12.03 – $33.39
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $48.36 $15.04 – $35.17

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