Brace knee hing pat open med at St. Joseph Medical Center
1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1952309098
$40.02
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.
$120.82
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.
$60.41 with Cigna vs $803.60 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.
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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| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $60.41 | ↑ +51% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $87.00 | ↑ +117% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $90.62 | ↑ +126% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $120.82 | ↑ +202% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $120.82 | ↑ +202% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $158.71 | ↑ +297% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $158.71 | ↑ +297% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $420.90 | ↑ +952% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $463.02 | ↑ +1057% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $536.00 | ↑ +1239% |
| Aetna | Commercial|WEA | $803.60 | ↑ +1908% |
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Brace knee hing pat open med at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma | $82.40 | $138.87 – $1,216.64 |
| MultiCare Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma | $82.40 | $138.87 – $716.21 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $62.63 | $165.77 – $503.61 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $62.63 | $165.77 – $405.39 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $62.63 | $165.77 – $368.01 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | Edmonds | $62.63 | $165.77 – $540.52 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley | $82.40 | $158.71 – $688.37 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | $53.33 | $76.12 – $729.05 |