Blood typing rh phenotype complete reference 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

$93.64

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.

$282.71

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.

$14.06 with Cigna vs $212.04 with MultiPlan — 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $14.06 ↓ -85%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $42.56 ↓ -55%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $44.49 ↓ -52%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $44.49 ↓ -52%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $44.93 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $45.82 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $45.82 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $45.82 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $47.60 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $48.05 ↓ -49%
United Medicare|All Plans $48.05 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $48.49 ↓ -48%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $51.16 ↓ -45%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $51.66 ↓ -45%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $85.42 ↓ -9%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $88.09 ↓ -6%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $88.98 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $92.40 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $92.84 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $99.11 ↑ +6%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $101.65 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $113.65 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $134.21 ↑ +43%
United Commercial|Navigate $140.39 ↑ +50%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $147.78 ↑ +58%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $147.78 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $166.39 ↑ +78%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $195.76 ↑ +109%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $203.56 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $212.04 ↑ +126%

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Blood typing rh phenotype complete reference at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $88.00 $3.03 – $235.56
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $88.00 $3.05 – $179.28
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $148.68 $32.81 – $45.78
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $44.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $105.60 $15.12 – $157.12
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $189.70 $16.63 – $120.35
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $105.60 $15.12 – $152.11
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $105.60 $15.12 – $157.12

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