Cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$2,587.20

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.

$6,468.00

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.

$1,267.06 with Molina vs $18,270.76 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 $1,267.06 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,368.42 ↓ -47%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,368.42 ↓ -47%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,368.42 ↓ -47%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,368.42 ↓ -47%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,074.55 ↑ +57%
Molina MedAdvantage $4,074.55 ↑ +57%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,196.78 ↑ +62%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,196.78 ↑ +62%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,237.53 ↑ +64%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,278.27 ↑ +65%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,482.00 ↑ +73%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,721.64 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,721.64 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,191.04 ↑ +101%
Premera HMO $6,220.53 ↑ +140%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,869.68 ↑ +166%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $7,247.87 ↑ +180%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $8,149.09 ↑ +215%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $8,422.15 ↑ +226%
First Choice PPO $9,794.42 ↑ +279%
Regence MCC/AHN $11,358.36 ↑ +339%
Regence Blue High Performance $11,358.36 ↑ +339%
Regence RealValue $11,682.89 ↑ +352%
Premera Signature $12,640.70 ↑ +389%
Premera Prime $12,925.13 ↑ +400%
Regence Commercial $12,980.99 ↑ +402%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $15,885.28 ↑ +514%
Kaiser PPO $16,399.14 ↑ +534%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $16,464.12 ↑ +536%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $17,186.76 ↑ +564%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $18,270.76 ↑ +606%

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Cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $9,634.56 $4,146.07 – $15,142.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $704.20 $3,989.80 – $10,154.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $9,634.56 $4,146.07 – $14,582.80
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $9,634.56 $4,157.70 – $15,142.49
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $11,171.30 $406.59 – $11,535.65
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $11,348.40 $3,989.80 – $13,312.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $3,820.96 $4,077.37 – $24,031.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,765.20 $1,238.74 – $15,761.59

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