Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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

$420.40

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.

$1,051.00

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.

$70.55 with Molina vs $712.83 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
Molina Apple Health $70.55 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Apple Health $76.19 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $76.19 ↓ -82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $76.19 ↓ -82%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $76.19 ↓ -82%
SCAN MedAdvantage $118.97 ↓ -72%
Aetna MedAdvantage $122.54 ↓ -71%
Regence MedAdvantage $122.54 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $123.73 ↓ -71%
WellCare MedAdvantage $124.92 ↓ -70%
Molina MedAdvantage $124.92 ↓ -70%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $130.87 ↓ -69%
Premera HMO $200.22 ↓ -52%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $200.59 ↓ -52%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $237.95 ↓ -43%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $267.64 ↓ -36%
Regence Blue High Performance $360.94 ↓ -14%
Regence MCC/AHN $360.94 ↓ -14%
Regence RealValue $371.25 ↓ -12%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $377.80 ↓ -10%
Premera Signature $401.71 ↓ -4%
Premera Prime $410.74 ↓ -2%
Regence Commercial $412.51 ↓ -2%
Kaiser PPO $494.85 ↑ +18%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $496.12 ↑ +18%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $501.84 ↑ +19%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $504.81 ↑ +20%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $527.49 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $533.49 ↑ +27%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $613.93 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $613.93 ↑ +46%
First Choice PPO $712.83 ↑ +70%

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $976.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $617.28 $121.06 – $526.78
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,050.00 $116.50 – $403.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $617.28 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $617.28 $121.40 – $526.78
Central Medical Center Seattle $319.20 $107.00 – $107.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,362.40 $121.06 – $698.26
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,088.50 not published

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