Pt application of modality traction mechanical 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

$28.80

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$72.00

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$8.02 with Molina vs $114.59 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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 $8.02 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Apple Health $8.66 ↓ -70%
WellPoint Apple Health $8.66 ↓ -70%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.66 ↓ -70%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $8.66 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $13.49 ↓ -53%
SCAN MedAdvantage $14.42 ↓ -50%
Aetna MedAdvantage $14.85 ↓ -48%
Regence MedAdvantage $14.85 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage HMO $14.99 ↓ -48%
Molina MedAdvantage $15.14 ↓ -47%
WellCare MedAdvantage $15.14 ↓ -47%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $15.86 ↓ -45%
Premera HMO $23.49 ↓ -18%
Premera Prime $25.11 ↓ -13%
Premera Signature $25.11 ↓ -13%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $25.26 ↓ -12%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $28.47 ↓ -1%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $30.69 ↑ +7%
Regence Blue High Performance $40.37 ↑ +40%
Regence MCC/AHN $40.37 ↑ +40%
Regence RealValue $41.52 ↑ +44%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $45.44 ↑ +58%
Regence Commercial $46.13 ↑ +60%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $46.50 ↑ +61%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $52.06 ↑ +81%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $54.07 ↑ +88%
First Choice First Choice PPO $54.07 ↑ +88%
First Health All Commercial Plans $56.88 ↑ +98%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $57.32 ↑ +99%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $57.60 ↑ +100%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $114.59 ↑ +298%

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Pt application of modality traction mechanical at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $28.80 $8.02 – $67.46
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $66.00 $16.07 – $17.68
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $60.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $47.52 $12.86 – $48.82
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $36.40 $16.07 – $40.90
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $47.52 $12.86 – $46.56
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $47.52 $12.86 – $35.68
Central Medical Center Seattle $50.40 not published

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →