Infect ag drug suscept pheno predict 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

$155.24

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.

$468.72

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.

$130.35 with Kaiser vs $966.04 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 $130.35 ↓ -16%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $130.35 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $130.35 ↓ -16%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $131.65 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $134.26 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $134.26 ↓ -14%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $136.87 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $138.56 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $139.47 ↓ -10%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $140.78 ↓ -9%
United Medicare|All Plans $140.78 ↓ -9%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $142.08 ↓ -8%
CHPW Medicare|All Plans $149.90 ↓ -3%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $149.90 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $156.42 ↑ +1%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $156.42 ↑ +1%
United Commercial|Navigate $156.42 ↑ +1%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $195.53 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $195.53 ↑ +26%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $236.40 ↑ +52%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $250.27 ↑ +61%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $258.09 ↑ +66%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $260.70 ↑ +68%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $337.48 ↑ +117%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $351.54 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $487.51 ↑ +214%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $573.54 ↑ +269%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $792.02 ↑ +410%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $966.04 ↑ +522%

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Infect ag drug suscept pheno predict at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma $111.60 $76.56 – $271.78
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma $111.60 $76.94 – $255.49
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $308.70 $130.35 – $143.39
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $118.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $823.68 $117.32 – $612.65
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $114.80 $130.35 – $469.26
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $823.68 $117.32 – $593.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $823.68 $117.32 – $612.65

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