Hepb vacc 3 dose immunsup im 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

$344.55

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.

$1,040.30

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.

$124.84 with Kaiser vs $1,394.57 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
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $124.84 ↓ -64%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $124.84 ↓ -64%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $126.09 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $128.59 ↓ -63%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $128.59 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $128.59 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $133.58 ↓ -61%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $134.83 ↓ -61%
United Medicare|All Plans $134.83 ↓ -61%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $136.08 ↓ -61%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $143.57 ↓ -58%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $179.46 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $197.65 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|Navigate $201.60 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $201.60 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $201.60 ↓ -41%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $237.18 ↓ -31%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $239.69 ↓ -30%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $247.18 ↓ -28%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $249.68 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $308.18 ↓ -11%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $427.98 ↑ +24%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $434.98 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $520.15 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $549.28 ↑ +59%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $624.18 ↑ +81%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $749.02 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $780.23 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,394.57 ↑ +305%

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Hepb vacc 3 dose immunsup im at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma not published $77.55 – $469.62
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma not published $77.93 – $337.89
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $459.14 $197.65 – $936.27
St. Anne Hospital Burien $317.67 $159.80 – $936.27
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $316.41 $176.86 – $780.23
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $367.61 $134.12 – $936.27
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $143.67 $653.90 – $653.90
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way $326.48 $114.44 – $780.23

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