Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center

202 North Division Street, Auburn, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1255327201

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$712.40

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.

$1,781.00

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.

$166.90 with Molina vs $1,664.86 with First Choice — 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
Molina Apple Health $166.90 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Apple Health $180.25 ↓ -75%
WellPoint Apple Health $180.25 ↓ -75%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $180.25 ↓ -75%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $180.25 ↓ -75%
SCAN MedAdvantage $349.32 ↓ -51%
Molina MedAdvantage $349.32 ↓ -51%
Regence MedAdvantage $359.79 ↓ -49%
Aetna MedAdvantage $359.79 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $363.29 ↓ -49%
WellCare MedAdvantage $366.78 ↓ -49%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $384.25 ↓ -46%
Premera HMO $509.35 ↓ -29%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $588.95 ↓ -17%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $698.63 ↓ -2%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $721.02 ↑ +1%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $882.37 ↑ +24%
Regence MCC/AHN $972.39 ↑ +36%
Regence Blue High Performance $972.39 ↑ +36%
Regence RealValue $1,000.17 ↑ +40%
Premera Signature $1,082.17 ↑ +52%
Premera Prime $1,106.52 ↑ +55%
Regence Commercial $1,111.30 ↑ +56%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,231.99 ↑ +73%
Kaiser PPO $1,258.85 ↑ +77%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,300.13 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,300.13 ↑ +83%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,359.94 ↑ +91%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,377.17 ↑ +93%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,473.43 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,566.37 ↑ +120%
First Choice PPO $1,664.86 ↑ +134%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $233.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,230.32
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $714.00 $342.05 – $870.52
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,191.05
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $825.60 $356.44 – $1,230.32
Central Medical Center Seattle $720.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $747.24 $355.45 – $1,531.35
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $279.30 not published

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