Cardiac rehabilitation op phase 2 w/continous ecg monitoring 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

$149.74

Cash price

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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.

$452.09

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.

$15.11 with CHPW vs $627.92 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 $15.11 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|All Plans $16.02 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $16.09 ↓ -89%
Coordinated Care Medicaid|All Plans $16.17 ↓ -89%
WellPoint Medicaid|All Plans $17.46 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $142.71 ↓ -5%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $142.71 ↓ -5%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $144.14 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $146.99 ↓ -2%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $146.99 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $146.99 ↓ -2%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $150.48 ↑ +0%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $152.70 ↑ +2%
United Medicare|All Plans $154.13 ↑ +3%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $154.13 ↑ +3%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $155.55 ↑ +4%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $164.12 ↑ +10%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $274.00 ↑ +83%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $282.57 ↑ +89%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $285.42 ↑ +91%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $305.88 ↑ +104%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $325.51 ↑ +117%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $326.57 ↑ +118%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $326.70 ↑ +118%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $339.07 ↑ +126%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $359.39 ↑ +140%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $360.58 ↑ +141%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $374.46 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $442.18 ↑ +195%
United Commercial|Navigate $450.32 ↑ +201%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $474.02 ↑ +217%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $474.02 ↑ +217%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $533.74 ↑ +256%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $627.92 ↑ +319%

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Cardiac rehabilitation op phase 2 w/continous ecg monitoring at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $284.80 $15.11 – $944.35
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $284.80 $15.11 – $618.80
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $354.20 $143.65 – $158.01
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $333.60 $149.27 – $517.14
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $333.60 $149.27 – $500.64
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $333.60 $149.69 – $517.14
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $309.40 $117.09 – $265.75
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $301.70 $22.95 – $430.22

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