Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 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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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.

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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.

$77.09 with Molina vs $995.66 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 $77.09
United Healthcare Apple Health $83.26
Coordinated Care Apple Health $83.26
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $83.26
WellPoint Apple Health $83.26
SCAN MedAdvantage $227.16
Molina MedAdvantage $227.16
Aetna MedAdvantage $233.97
Regence MedAdvantage $233.97
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $236.24
WellCare MedAdvantage $238.51
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $249.87
Premera HMO $334.87
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $382.98
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $454.31
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $482.21
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $527.70
Regence MCC/AHN $650.32
Regence Blue High Performance $650.32
Regence RealValue $668.90
Premera Signature $723.73
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $736.79
Premera Prime $740.01
Regence Commercial $743.22
Kaiser PPO $827.61
Aetna All Commercial Plans $905.72
Premera Other Commercial Plans $909.49
Cigna All Commercial Plans $958.15
First Choice PPO $995.66

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $126.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $735.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $283.50 $222.43 – $566.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $712.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $426.72 $231.79 – $735.79
Central Medical Center Seattle $432.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $280.28 $231.14 – $915.82
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $140.70 not published

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