Av fusion/forearm vein 36820 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

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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.

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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.

$2,447.85 with Molina vs $26,710.80 with Cigna — 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 $2,447.85
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,643.68
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,643.68
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,643.68
WellPoint Apple Health $2,643.68
SCAN MedAdvantage $6,332.46
Aetna MedAdvantage $6,522.44
Regence MedAdvantage $6,522.44
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $6,585.76
WellCare MedAdvantage $6,649.09
Molina MedAdvantage $6,649.09
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $6,965.71
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $7,673.34
Premera HMO $9,628.52
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $10,676.53
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $10,713.72
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $12,664.92
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $13,377.78
First Choice PPO $14,478.00
Regence MCC/AHN $18,041.67
Regence Blue High Performance $18,041.67
Regence RealValue $18,557.15
Premera Signature $20,078.56
Premera Prime $20,530.36
Regence Commercial $20,619.05
Kaiser PPO $23,797.09
Aetna All Commercial Plans $25,219.21
Premera Other Commercial Plans $25,232.27
Cigna All Commercial Plans $26,710.80

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Av fusion/forearm vein 36820 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $7,725.99 $17.19 – $3,582.53
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $6,200.75 – $6,820.83
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $6,443.62 – $22,383.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $6,200.75 – $15,780.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $6,443.62 – $21,556.13
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $6,461.70 – $22,383.45
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $6,443.62 – $26,887.71

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