Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular 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

$8,716.40

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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.

$21,791.00

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.

$5,758.38 with Molina vs $53,336.40 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

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 $5,758.38 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Apple Health $6,219.05 ↓ -29%
WellPoint Apple Health $6,219.05 ↓ -29%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $6,219.05 ↓ -29%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $6,219.05 ↓ -29%
SCAN MedAdvantage $11,894.52 ↑ +36%
Molina MedAdvantage $11,894.52 ↑ +36%
Regence MedAdvantage $12,251.35 ↑ +41%
Aetna MedAdvantage $12,251.35 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $12,370.30 ↑ +42%
WellCare MedAdvantage $12,489.24 ↑ +43%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $13,083.97 ↑ +50%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $15,907.43 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $15,907.43 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $17,115.61 ↑ +96%
Premera HMO $18,139.99 ↑ +108%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $20,054.15 ↑ +130%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $23,789.03 ↑ +173%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $23,897.27 ↑ +174%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $25,994.98 ↑ +198%
First Choice PPO $32,293.61 ↑ +270%
Regence MCC/AHN $35,057.61 ↑ +302%
Regence Blue High Performance $35,057.61 ↑ +302%
Regence RealValue $36,059.26 ↑ +314%
Premera Signature $39,015.57 ↑ +348%
Premera Prime $39,893.47 ↑ +358%
Regence Commercial $40,065.84 ↑ +360%
Kaiser PPO $47,822.21 ↑ +449%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $48,823.88 ↑ +460%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $49,029.98 ↑ +463%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $50,171.97 ↑ +476%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $53,336.40 ↑ +512%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13,648.80 $7,277.00 – $49,926.95
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $33,380.20 $5,419.00 – $31,781.01
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13,648.80 $7,277.00 – $48,081.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13,648.80 $7,277.00 – $49,926.95
Central Medical Center Seattle $25,429.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $9,590.70 $9,461.97 – $21,547.18
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $17,628.80 $812.94 – $38,034.70
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $23,305.80 $2,985.00 – $30,573.70

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