Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$49.60

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.

$124.00

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.

$11.99 with Molina vs $94.01 with Aetna — 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 $11.99 ↓ -76%
WellPoint Apple Health $11.99 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $12.95 ↓ -74%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $12.95 ↓ -74%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $12.95 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $19.85 ↓ -60%
Molina MedAdvantage $19.85 ↓ -60%
Premera Prime $20.26 ↓ -59%
Premera Signature $20.26 ↓ -59%
Premera HMO $20.26 ↓ -59%
Regence MCC/AHN $20.39 ↓ -59%
Regence Blue High Performance $20.39 ↓ -59%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $20.40 ↓ -59%
Aetna MedAdvantage $20.45 ↓ -59%
Regence MedAdvantage $20.45 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $20.65 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $20.85 ↓ -58%
Regence RealValue $20.97 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $21.84 ↓ -56%
Kaiser PPO $22.29 ↓ -55%
Regence Commercial $23.30 ↓ -53%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $23.30 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $24.31 ↓ -51%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $24.31 ↓ -51%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $25.33 ↓ -49%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $28.49 ↓ -43%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $33.48 ↓ -33%
First Choice PPO $38.49 ↓ -22%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $39.71 ↓ -20%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $72.27 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $72.27 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $94.01 ↑ +90%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $46.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $126.72 $18.23 – $95.22
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $247.10 $20.26 – $72.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $126.72 $18.23 – $92.18
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $126.72 $18.23 – $95.22
Central Medical Center Seattle $110.40 $24.00 – $24.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $44.80 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $126.72 $20.26 – $91.17

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