Radiation treatment delivery at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
317 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1306952726
$526.40
Cash price 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.
$1,316.00
Gross charge 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.
$116.69 with SCAN vs $1,052.80 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| SCAN | MedAdvantage | $116.69 | ↓ -78% |
| Regence | MedAdvantage | $120.19 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | MedAdvantage | $120.19 | ↓ -77% |
| United Healthcare | MedAdvantage HMO | $121.36 | ↓ -77% |
| Molina | MedAdvantage | $122.53 | ↓ -77% |
| WellCare | MedAdvantage | $122.53 | ↓ -77% |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | MedAdvantage | $128.36 | ↓ -76% |
| Molina | Apple Health | $129.32 | ↓ -75% |
| WellPoint | Apple Health | $139.67 | ↓ -73% |
| United Healthcare | Apple Health | $139.67 | ↓ -73% |
| Coordinated Care | Apple Health | $139.67 | ↓ -73% |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Apple Health | $139.67 | ↓ -73% |
| Premera | HMO | $229.27 | ↓ -56% |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Cascade Care | $407.36 | ↓ -23% |
| Premera | Signature | $438.13 | ↓ -17% |
| Premera | Prime | $447.99 | ↓ -15% |
| Ambetter | Coordinated Care Exchange | $459.09 | ↓ -13% |
| Premera | Other Commercial Plans | $550.59 | ↑ +5% |
| Regence | MCC/AHN | $609.21 | ↑ +16% |
| Regence | Blue High Performance | $609.21 | ↑ +16% |
| Regence | RealValue | $626.62 | ↑ +19% |
| Regence | Commercial | $696.24 | ↑ +32% |
| Uniform Medical | All Commercial Plans | $704.35 | ↑ +34% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $749.08 | ↑ +42% |
| First Choice | MHS Employee MCC/PPO | $850.00 | ↑ +61% |
| United Healthcare | All Commercial Plans | $959.85 | ↑ +82% |
| Kaiser | HMO/PPO | $962.60 | ↑ +83% |
| First Choice | First Choice PPO | $988.32 | ↑ +88% |
| First Choice | MCC Wellfound Employee | $988.32 | ↑ +88% |
| First Health | All Commercial Plans | $1,039.64 | ↑ +98% |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $1,047.67 | ↑ +99% |
| Multiplan/PHCS | All Commercial Plans | $1,052.80 | ↑ +100% |
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Radiation treatment delivery at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | $436.65 | $255.47 – $988.79 |
| MultiCare Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | $526.40 | $116.69 – $566.67 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $500.64 | $118.15 – $576.74 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $188.30 | $113.70 – $441.76 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $500.64 | $118.15 – $558.33 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $500.64 | $118.48 – $576.74 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle | $424.00 | $110.00 – $110.00 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | $519.48 | $118.15 – $764.48 |