Sm-153 lexidron ther 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

$25,860.40

Cash price

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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.

$64,651.00

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.

$3,096.60 with SCAN vs $178,199.90 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
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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
SCAN MedAdvantage $3,096.60 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $3,159.80 ↓ -88%
Aetna MedAdvantage $3,189.50 ↓ -88%
Regence MedAdvantage $3,189.50 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage HMO $3,220.47 ↓ -88%
Molina MedAdvantage $3,251.43 ↓ -87%
WellCare MedAdvantage $3,251.43 ↓ -87%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $3,406.26 ↓ -87%
Molina Apple Health $9,354.13 ↓ -64%
WellPoint Apple Health $10,102.46 ↓ -61%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $10,102.46 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Apple Health $10,102.46 ↓ -61%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $10,102.46 ↓ -61%
Premera HMO $27,615.76 ↑ +7%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $29,465.50 ↑ +14%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $33,207.15 ↑ +28%
Premera Signature $39,697.66 ↑ +54%
Premera Prime $39,697.66 ↑ +54%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $41,758.08 ↑ +61%
Regence MCC/AHN $48,327.58 ↑ +87%
Regence Blue High Performance $48,327.58 ↑ +87%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $48,327.59 ↑ +87%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $48,552.90 ↑ +88%
First Choice First Choice PPO $48,552.90 ↑ +88%
Regence RealValue $49,708.37 ↑ +92%
First Health All Commercial Plans $51,074.29 ↑ +98%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $51,468.66 ↑ +99%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $51,720.80 ↑ +100%
Regence Commercial $55,231.52 ↑ +114%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $70,765.38 ↑ +174%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $135,748.72 ↑ +425%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $178,199.90 ↑ +589%

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Sm-153 lexidron ther at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $7,320.12 $15,913.41 – $46,962.33
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $25,860.40 $3,096.60 – $79,913.11
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $47,621.20 $3,159.80 – $76,806.33
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $9,754.66 $13,924.23 – $81,345.67
St. Anne Hospital Burien $6,748.96 $9,503.84 – $37,580.40
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $6,722.28 $15,913.41 – $46,962.33
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $25,860.40 $3,096.60 – $79,913.11
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $25,860.40 $3,096.60 – $79,913.11

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