Asp core fat pad 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

$1,597.60

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.

$3,994.00

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.

$113.46 with Molina vs $2,915.62 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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 $113.46 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Apple Health $122.54 ↓ -92%
WellPoint Apple Health $122.54 ↓ -92%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $122.54 ↓ -92%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $122.54 ↓ -92%
SCAN MedAdvantage $228.32 ↓ -86%
Aetna MedAdvantage $235.17 ↓ -85%
Regence MedAdvantage $235.17 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $237.46 ↓ -85%
WellCare MedAdvantage $239.74 ↓ -85%
Molina MedAdvantage $239.74 ↓ -85%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $251.16 ↓ -84%
Premera HMO $338.30 ↓ -79%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $384.96 ↓ -76%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $456.65 ↓ -71%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $487.37 ↓ -69%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $588.98 ↓ -63%
Regence Blue High Performance $657.28 ↓ -59%
Regence MCC/AHN $657.28 ↓ -59%
Regence RealValue $676.06 ↓ -58%
Premera Signature $731.47 ↓ -54%
Premera Prime $747.93 ↓ -53%
Regence Commercial $751.17 ↓ -53%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $822.35 ↓ -49%
Kaiser PPO $836.09 ↓ -48%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $919.22 ↓ -42%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $927.01 ↓ -42%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $963.09 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,023.83 ↓ -36%
First Choice PPO $1,111.28 ↓ -30%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,915.62 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,915.62 ↑ +83%

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Asp core fat pad at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $501.12 $232.33 – $821.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,152.90 $223.58 – $569.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $501.12 $232.33 – $795.02
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $501.12 $232.98 – $821.23
Central Medical Center Seattle $480.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $165.90 $177.40 – $793.27
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,543.30 $223.58 – $648.25
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $237.30 $223.58 – $3,379.00

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