CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$332.00

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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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$830.00

Gross charge

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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.

$80.93 with Molina vs $533.49 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

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 $80.93 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $87.41 ↓ -74%
WellPoint Apple Health $87.41 ↓ -74%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $87.41 ↓ -74%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $87.41 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $118.97 ↓ -64%
Aetna MedAdvantage $122.54 ↓ -63%
Regence MedAdvantage $122.54 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $123.73 ↓ -63%
WellCare MedAdvantage $124.92 ↓ -62%
Molina MedAdvantage $124.92 ↓ -62%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $130.87 ↓ -61%
Premera HMO $200.22 ↓ -40%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $200.59 ↓ -40%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $237.95 ↓ -28%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $267.64 ↓ -19%
Regence MCC/AHN $360.94 ↑ +9%
Regence Blue High Performance $360.94 ↑ +9%
Regence RealValue $371.25 ↑ +12%
Premera Signature $401.71 ↑ +21%
Premera Prime $410.74 ↑ +24%
Regence Commercial $412.51 ↑ +24%
First Health All Commercial Plans $484.72 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $484.72 ↑ +46%
Kaiser PPO $494.85 ↑ +49%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $496.12 ↑ +49%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $501.84 ↑ +51%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $504.81 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $533.49 ↑ +61%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO not published by hospital
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee not published by hospital
First Choice PPO not published by hospital

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $136.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $239.52 $121.06 – $367.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $146.30 $116.50 – $296.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $239.52 $121.06 – $283.29
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $239.52 $121.40 – $269.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $400.00 $107.00 – $107.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $235.56 $121.06 – $513.45
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $136.50 not published

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