Electrophysiology 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

$9,398.00

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.

$23,495.00

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.

$8,876.12 with SCAN vs $39,801.59 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
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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 $8,876.12 ↓ -6%
Regence MedAdvantage $9,142.41 ↓ -3%
Aetna MedAdvantage $9,142.41 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $9,231.17 ↓ -2%
WellCare MedAdvantage $9,319.93 ↓ -1%
Molina MedAdvantage $9,319.93 ↓ -1%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $9,763.74 ↑ +4%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $9,826.19 ↑ +5%
Molina Apple Health $11,339.49 ↑ +21%
WellPoint Apple Health $12,246.65 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare Apple Health $12,246.65 ↑ +30%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $12,246.65 ↑ +30%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $12,246.65 ↑ +30%
Premera HMO $12,612.74 ↑ +34%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $13,719.59 ↑ +46%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $14,965.15 ↑ +59%
First Health All Commercial Plans $17,151.35 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $17,151.35 ↑ +83%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $17,752.25 ↑ +89%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $18,180.41 ↑ +93%
First Choice PPO $18,539.99 ↑ +97%
Regence Blue High Performance $24,518.65 ↑ +161%
Regence MCC/AHN $24,518.65 ↑ +161%
Regence RealValue $25,219.18 ↑ +168%
Premera Signature $27,286.78 ↑ +190%
Premera Prime $27,900.77 ↑ +197%
Regence Commercial $28,021.31 ↑ +198%
Kaiser PPO $31,172.63 ↑ +232%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $34,290.68 ↑ +265%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $35,400.77 ↑ +277%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $37,440.17 ↑ +298%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $39,801.59 ↑ +324%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $15,800.16 $9,031.93 – $28,663.41
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $14,511.00 $8,691.51 – $22,119.90
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $15,800.16 $9,031.93 – $27,603.98
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $15,800.16 $9,057.27 – $28,663.41
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,344.40 $1,146.28 – $21,835.98
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,725.84 $8,882.28 – $22,306.84
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $15,783.04 $7,624.72 – $29,287.88
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $10,726.00 $8,773.21 – $29,960.74

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