Cyp2c9 gene com variants 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

$193.21

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.

$583.35

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.

$174.81 with BCBS - Regence vs $951.11 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 $174.81 ↓ -10%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $174.81 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $174.81 ↓ -10%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $176.56 ↓ -9%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $180.05 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $180.05 ↓ -7%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $183.55 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $185.82 ↓ -4%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $187.05 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $188.79 ↓ -2%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $188.79 ↓ -2%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $190.54 ↓ -1%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $201.03 ↑ +4%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $201.03 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|Navigate $209.77 ↑ +9%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $209.77 ↑ +9%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $209.77 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $256.80 ↑ +33%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $262.22 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $262.22 ↑ +36%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $335.64 ↑ +74%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $346.12 ↑ +79%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $349.62 ↑ +81%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $350.01 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $420.02 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $437.52 ↑ +126%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $475.64 ↑ +146%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $523.24 ↑ +171%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $653.79 ↑ +238%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $769.16 ↑ +298%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $951.11 ↑ +392%

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Cyp2c9 gene com variants at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $240.40 $83.94 – $297.99
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $240.40 $84.36 – $342.63
Central Medical Center Seattle $543.20 $108.00 – $108.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,475.60 $80.58 – $316.93
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $257.47 $174.81 – $525.02
St. Anne Hospital Burien $178.13 $174.81 – $525.02
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $177.43 $174.81 – $437.52
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $240.40 $82.42 – $342.63

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