Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at St. Joseph Medical Center

1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1952309098

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$22.04

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.

$66.53

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.

$9.70 with CHPW vs $185.43 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
CHPW Medicaid|All Plans $9.70 ↓ -56%
United Medicaid|All Plans $10.28 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $10.33 ↓ -53%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $10.38 ↓ -53%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $11.35 ↓ -49%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $16.81 ↓ -24%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $16.81 ↓ -24%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $16.98 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $17.31 ↓ -21%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $17.31 ↓ -21%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $17.31 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $17.99 ↓ -18%
United Medicare|All Plans $18.15 ↓ -18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $18.15 ↓ -18%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $18.32 ↓ -17%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $18.71 ↓ -15%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18.71 ↓ -15%
United Commercial|Navigate $18.71 ↓ -15%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $19.33 ↓ -12%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $19.68 ↓ -11%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $20.80 ↓ -6%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $21.71 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $24.96 ↑ +13%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $30.64 ↑ +39%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $32.28 ↑ +46%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $33.28 ↑ +51%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $33.62 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $42.42 ↑ +92%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $46.66 ↑ +112%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $47.91 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $49.90 ↑ +126%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $64.25 ↑ +192%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $150.93 ↑ +585%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $157.56 ↑ +615%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $185.43 ↑ +741%

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Aco med nutria tx/group, ea 30 min 97804aco at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $32.00 $9.70 – $122.62
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $32.00 $9.70 – $72.18
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $52.80 $10.06 – $38.22
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $52.50 $12.58 – $32.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $52.80 $10.06 – $48.72
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $52.80 $10.06 – $30.86
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $47.04 $12.58 – $64.96
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $142.80 $12.58 – $23.27

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