Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$3,742.80

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.

$9,357.00

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.

$2,981.02 with Molina vs $33,035.83 with United Healthcare — 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 $2,981.02 ↓ -20%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,219.50 ↓ -14%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,219.50 ↓ -14%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,219.50 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,219.50 ↓ -14%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,191.04 ↑ +39%
Premera HMO $6,220.53 ↑ +66%
First Health All Commercial Plans $6,830.61 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $6,830.61 ↑ +83%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $7,247.87 ↑ +94%
SCAN MedAdvantage $7,367.30 ↑ +97%
Molina MedAdvantage $7,367.30 ↑ +97%
Aetna MedAdvantage $7,588.32 ↑ +103%
Regence MedAdvantage $7,588.32 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $7,661.99 ↑ +105%
WellCare MedAdvantage $7,735.66 ↑ +107%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $8,104.03 ↑ +117%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $8,422.15 ↑ +125%
First Choice PPO $9,794.42 ↑ +162%
Regence MCC/AHN $11,358.36 ↑ +203%
Regence Blue High Performance $11,358.36 ↑ +203%
Regence RealValue $11,682.89 ↑ +212%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $12,421.26 ↑ +232%
Premera Signature $12,640.70 ↑ +238%
Premera Prime $12,925.13 ↑ +245%
Regence Commercial $12,980.99 ↑ +247%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $14,734.59 ↑ +294%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $15,885.28 ↑ +324%
Kaiser PPO $16,399.14 ↑ +338%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $16,464.12 ↑ +340%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $31,075.82 ↑ +730%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $33,035.83 ↑ +783%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $22,774.72
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,720.90 $6,949.39 – $18,359.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $17,542.08
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,326.08 $7,277.00 – $16,689.18
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,294.20 $5,081.00 – $18,936.92
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $5,591.04 $7,270.79 – $17,103.98
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $6,924.00 $2,914.39 – $20,333.03
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $6,924.00 $5,159.02 – $12,947.67

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