Dialysis one evaluation 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

$540.80

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.

$1,352.00

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.

$474.85 with SCAN vs $2,360.51 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.

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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
SCAN MedAdvantage $474.85 ↓ -12%
Regence MedAdvantage $489.10 ↓ -10%
Aetna MedAdvantage $489.10 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $493.84 ↓ -9%
Molina MedAdvantage $498.59 ↓ -8%
WellCare MedAdvantage $498.59 ↓ -8%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $522.34 ↓ -3%
Molina Apple Health $530.99 ↓ -2%
WellPoint Apple Health $573.47 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare Apple Health $573.47 ↑ +6%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $573.47 ↑ +6%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $573.47 ↑ +6%
Premera HMO $714.90 ↑ +32%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $800.60 ↑ +48%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $949.70 ↑ +76%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $986.96 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $986.96 ↑ +83%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,078.21 ↑ +99%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,251.07 ↑ +131%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,454.11 ↑ +169%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,454.11 ↑ +169%
Regence RealValue $1,495.65 ↑ +177%
Premera Signature $1,618.28 ↑ +199%
Premera Prime $1,654.70 ↑ +206%
Regence Commercial $1,661.84 ↑ +207%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,746.78 ↑ +223%
Kaiser PPO $1,766.85 ↑ +227%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,865.50 ↑ +245%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,986.57 ↑ +267%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,033.66 ↑ +276%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $2,129.31 ↑ +294%
First Choice PPO $2,360.51 ↑ +336%

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Dialysis one evaluation at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $1,499.40 $464.97 – $511.47
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $5,091.36 $483.19 – $1,653.41
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $8,857.10 $179.76 – $1,266.44
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $5,091.36 $483.19 – $1,477.52
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $5,091.36 $368.85 – $1,653.41
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,814.40 $247.72 – $860.20
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $1,281.70 $144.00 – $1,375.50
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,792.60 $156.74 – $1,220.56

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