Ins mark thor for right perq 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

$1,917.20

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.

$4,793.00

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.

$1,214.91 with Molina vs $7,920.36 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 $1,214.91 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,312.10 ↓ -32%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,312.10 ↓ -32%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,312.10 ↓ -32%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,312.10 ↓ -32%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,575.16 ↓ -18%
Molina MedAdvantage $1,575.16 ↓ -18%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,622.41 ↓ -15%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,622.41 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,638.17 ↓ -15%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,653.92 ↓ -14%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,732.68 ↓ -10%
Premera HMO $2,511.54 ↑ +31%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $2,655.72 ↑ +39%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,150.32 ↑ +64%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $3,373.14 ↑ +76%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $3,498.89 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,498.89 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $4,197.79 ↑ +119%
Regence Blue High Performance $4,549.11 ↑ +137%
Regence MCC/AHN $4,549.11 ↑ +137%
Regence RealValue $4,679.09 ↑ +144%
Premera Signature $5,062.71 ↑ +164%
Premera Prime $5,176.63 ↑ +170%
Regence Commercial $5,198.99 ↑ +171%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $5,861.07 ↑ +206%
Kaiser PPO $6,207.30 ↑ +224%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $6,362.19 ↑ +232%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,383.35 ↑ +233%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $6,644.13 ↑ +247%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $7,063.19 ↑ +268%
First Choice PPO $7,920.36 ↑ +313%

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Ins mark thor for right perq at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $5,800.32 $1,602.81 – $5,853.10
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,055.10 $1,542.40 – $4,483.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $5,800.32 $1,602.81 – $5,666.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $5,800.32 $1,607.31 – $5,853.10
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $712.60 $1,227.80 – $2,853.44
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $814.10 $294.32 – $4,869.28
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,932.32 $1,576.25 – $12,868.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,896.40 $1,187.75 – $5,965.98

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