Axillary lymphadenect/superficial 38740 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

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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.

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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.

$1,226.78 with Molina vs $29,019.93 with Cigna — 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

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 $1,226.78
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,324.93
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,324.93
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,324.93
WellPoint Apple Health $1,324.93
SCAN MedAdvantage $6,879.89
Molina MedAdvantage $6,879.89
Aetna MedAdvantage $7,086.29
Regence MedAdvantage $7,086.29
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $7,155.09
WellCare MedAdvantage $7,223.89
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $7,567.88
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $8,069.88
Premera HMO $9,764.15
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $11,267.38
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $11,599.50
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $13,759.79
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $14,046.34
First Choice PPO $15,226.19
Regence MCC/AHN $18,943.32
Regence Blue High Performance $18,943.32
Regence RealValue $19,484.56
Premera Signature $21,081.99
Premera Prime $21,556.36
Regence Commercial $21,649.51
Kaiser PPO $24,132.25
Premera Other Commercial Plans $26,493.25
Aetna All Commercial Plans $27,219.05
Cigna All Commercial Plans $29,019.93

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Axillary lymphadenect/superficial 38740 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $6,213.84 $15.49 – $3,197.86
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $6,736.80 – $7,410.48
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,000.66 – $23,540.17
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $6,736.80 – $17,145.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,000.66 – $22,670.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $7,020.30 – $23,540.17
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $7,000.66 – $28,277.20

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