Plmt ureteral stent prq 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

$2,538.00

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.

$6,345.00

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.

$2,041.43 with Molina vs $17,987.94 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 $2,041.43 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,204.74 ↓ -13%
WellPoint Apple Health $2,204.74 ↓ -13%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,204.74 ↓ -13%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,204.74 ↓ -13%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,011.48 ↑ +58%
Molina MedAdvantage $4,011.48 ↑ +58%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,131.82 ↑ +63%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,131.82 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,171.94 ↑ +64%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,212.05 ↑ +66%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,412.62 ↑ +74%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,631.85 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,631.85 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,039.45 ↑ +99%
Premera HMO $5,629.03 ↑ +122%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,763.35 ↑ +166%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $7,036.22 ↑ +177%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $8,022.95 ↑ +216%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $8,486.64 ↑ +234%
First Choice PPO $9,508.40 ↑ +275%
Regence MCC/AHN $11,445.33 ↑ +351%
Regence Blue High Performance $11,445.33 ↑ +351%
Regence RealValue $11,772.34 ↑ +364%
Premera Signature $12,737.51 ↑ +402%
Premera Prime $13,024.12 ↑ +413%
Regence Commercial $13,080.38 ↑ +415%
Kaiser PPO $14,839.71 ↑ +485%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $16,006.94 ↑ +531%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $16,090.46 ↑ +534%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $16,920.72 ↑ +567%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $17,987.94 ↑ +609%

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Plmt ureteral stent prq at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $10,377.12 $4,081.89 – $14,700.29
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,027.00 $3,928.04 – $9,996.87
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $10,377.12 $4,081.89 – $14,156.95
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $10,377.12 $4,093.34 – $14,700.29
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,609.70 $440.03 – $11,198.78
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $10,219.30 $3,928.04 – $13,312.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $5,074.68 $4,014.26 – $24,031.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,561.20 $1,995.79 – $14,262.78

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