Epstein barr early antigen antibody 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

$111.47

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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.

$336.54

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.

$13.12 with Kaiser vs $252.41 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $13.12 ↓ -88%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $13.12 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $13.12 ↓ -88%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $13.25 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $13.51 ↓ -88%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $13.51 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $13.78 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $13.95 ↓ -87%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14.04 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $14.17 ↓ -87%
United Medicare|All Plans $14.17 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $14.30 ↓ -87%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $15.09 ↓ -86%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $15.09 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $15.74 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $15.74 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|Navigate $15.74 ↓ -86%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $19.68 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $19.68 ↓ -82%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $23.80 ↓ -79%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $25.19 ↓ -77%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $25.98 ↓ -77%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $26.24 ↓ -76%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $49.07 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $57.73 ↓ -48%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $79.71 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $97.25 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $242.31 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $252.41 ↑ +126%

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Epstein barr early antigen antibody at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $36.00 $7.37 – $26.16
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $36.00 $7.41 – $25.72
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $162.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $68.64 $11.81 – $61.66
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $117.60 $13.12 – $47.23
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $68.64 $11.81 – $59.70
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $68.64 $11.81 – $61.66
Central Medical Center Seattle $58.40 $10.00 – $10.00

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