Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at MultiCare Covington Medical Center
17700 SE 272nd Street, Covington, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1326564071
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Cash price 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 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.
$83.76 with Molina vs $1,158.92 with First Choice — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Molina | Apple Health | $83.76 | — |
| United Healthcare | Apple Health | $90.46 | — |
| Coordinated Care | Apple Health | $90.46 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Apple Health | $90.46 | — |
| WellPoint | Apple Health | $90.46 | — |
| SCAN | MedAdvantage | $199.61 | — |
| Aetna | MedAdvantage | $205.60 | — |
| Regence | MedAdvantage | $205.60 | — |
| United Healthcare | MedAdvantage | $207.59 | — |
| WellCare | MedAdvantage | $209.59 | — |
| Molina | MedAdvantage | $209.59 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | MedAdvantage | $219.57 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Cascade Care | $336.54 | — |
| Premera | HMO | $337.83 | — |
| Ambetter | Coordinated Care Exchange | $399.22 | — |
| Uniform Medical | All Commercial Plans | $447.28 | — |
| Regence | MCC/AHN | $603.21 | — |
| Regence | Blue High Performance | $603.21 | — |
| First Choice | MHS Employee MCC/PPO | $614.23 | — |
| Regence | RealValue | $620.45 | — |
| Premera | Signature | $671.32 | — |
| Premera | Prime | $686.42 | — |
| Regence | Commercial | $689.39 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $830.50 | — |
| Kaiser | PPO | $834.97 | — |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $841.97 | — |
| Premera | Other Commercial Plans | $843.63 | — |
| First Choice | MCC Wellfound Employee | $857.60 | — |
| First Choice | PPO | $1,158.92 | — |
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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $424.80 | $203.11 – $856.43 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $1,143.80 | $195.46 – $655.99 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $424.80 | $203.11 – $829.10 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $424.80 | $203.68 – $856.43 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle | $616.00 | $179.00 – $179.00 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | $973.96 | $203.11 – $1,135.23 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville | $434.00 | not published |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland | $752.50 | $194.49 – $712.48 |