CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$364

about 1.6× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $138–$405

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$366

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $364 This hospital $366 Cash price $456 Hospital's list price $1,141

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $27 Priciest $366

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $364 (about 1.6× the $224 Medicare rate). Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $366, or about $456 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Puyallup, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$5 - $1,092	2%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5 - $979	2%
Aetnamajor	$229 - $949	102%
Cignamajor	$981	438%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$817	365%
Ambetter (Centene)	$444	198%
Molina	$5 - $410	2%
PacificSource	$399 - $576	178%
WellCare	$233	104%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$5 - $1,170

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 456), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other WA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.