Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at MultiCare Covington Medical Center

17700 SE 272nd Street, Covington, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1326564071

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$2,970.00

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.

$7,425.00

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.

$2,005.54 with Molina vs $30,850.27 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 $2,005.54 ↓ -32%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,165.98 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,165.98 ↓ -27%
WellPoint Apple Health $2,165.98 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,165.98 ↓ -27%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $5,420.25 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $5,420.25 ↑ +83%
SCAN MedAdvantage $6,879.89 ↑ +132%
Aetna MedAdvantage $7,086.29 ↑ +139%
Regence MedAdvantage $7,086.29 ↑ +139%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $7,155.09 ↑ +141%
WellCare MedAdvantage $7,223.89 ↑ +143%
Molina MedAdvantage $7,223.89 ↑ +143%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $7,567.88 ↑ +155%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $8,069.88 ↑ +172%
Premera HMO $9,764.15 ↑ +229%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $11,267.38 ↑ +279%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $11,599.50 ↑ +291%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $13,759.79 ↑ +363%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $14,046.34 ↑ +373%
First Choice PPO $15,226.19 ↑ +413%
Regence MCC/AHN $18,943.32 ↑ +538%
Regence Blue High Performance $18,943.32 ↑ +538%
Regence RealValue $19,484.56 ↑ +556%
Premera Signature $21,081.99 ↑ +610%
Premera Prime $21,556.36 ↑ +626%
Regence Commercial $21,649.51 ↑ +629%
Kaiser PPO $24,132.25 ↑ +713%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $26,493.25 ↑ +792%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $27,219.05 ↑ +816%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $29,019.93 ↑ +877%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $30,850.27 ↑ +939%

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Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $14,797.92 $7,000.66 – $23,540.17
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $11,008.90 $5,419.00 – $17,145.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $14,797.92 $7,000.66 – $22,670.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $14,797.92 $7,020.30 – $23,540.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $11,100.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $8,766.10 $5,112.76 – $12,463.08
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $8,629.40 $1,985.00 – $18,319.76
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,263.20 $1,960.71 – $23,194.07

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