C-kit mutation liquid tumor - sendout 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

$301.87

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.

$911.45

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.

$329.51 with BCBS - Regence vs $1,794.53 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
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $329.51 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $329.51 ↑ +9%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $329.51 ↑ +9%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $332.81 ↑ +10%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $339.40 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $339.40 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $345.99 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $350.27 ↑ +16%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $352.58 ↑ +17%
United Medicare|All Plans $355.87 ↑ +18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $355.87 ↑ +18%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $359.17 ↑ +19%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $378.94 ↑ +26%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $378.94 ↑ +26%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $395.41 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|Navigate $395.41 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $395.41 ↑ +31%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $484.05 ↑ +60%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $494.27 ↑ +64%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $494.27 ↑ +64%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $632.66 ↑ +110%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $652.43 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $656.25 ↑ +117%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $659.02 ↑ +118%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $683.59 ↑ +126%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $896.56 ↑ +197%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $986.29 ↑ +227%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,232.37 ↑ +308%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,449.84 ↑ +380%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,794.53 ↑ +494%

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C-kit mutation liquid tumor - sendout at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $624.40 $83.94 – $378.94
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $624.40 $84.36 – $645.84
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $912.48 $296.56 – $1,001.05
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $912.48 $296.56 – $988.53
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $912.48 $296.56 – $731.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $854.40 $204.00 – $204.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $536.16 $329.51 – $1,318.04
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $988.52 $329.51 – $764.46

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