Ghs fish cytogen 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

$51.60

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.

$129.00

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.

$20.99 with SCAN vs $99.39 with Aetna — 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 $20.99 ↓ -59%
Premera HMO $21.42 ↓ -58%
Premera Prime $21.42 ↓ -58%
Premera Signature $21.42 ↓ -58%
Regence Blue High Performance $21.55 ↓ -58%
Regence MCC/AHN $21.55 ↓ -58%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $21.57 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $21.62 ↓ -58%
Regence MedAdvantage $21.62 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $21.83 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $22.04 ↓ -57%
Molina MedAdvantage $22.04 ↓ -57%
Regence RealValue $22.17 ↓ -57%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $23.09 ↓ -55%
Kaiser PPO $23.56 ↓ -54%
Regence Commercial $24.63 ↓ -52%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $24.63 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $25.70 ↓ -50%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $25.70 ↓ -50%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $26.78 ↓ -48%
Molina Apple Health $30.06 ↓ -42%
WellPoint Apple Health $30.06 ↓ -42%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $30.12 ↓ -42%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $32.46 ↓ -37%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $32.46 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Apple Health $32.46 ↓ -37%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $35.39 ↓ -31%
First Choice PPO $40.70 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $41.98 ↓ -19%
First Health All Commercial Plans $75.19 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $75.19 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $99.39 ↑ +93%

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Ghs fish cytogen at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $170.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $118.08 $19.28 – $100.67
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $186.20 $21.42 – $77.11
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $118.08 $19.28 – $97.46
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $118.08 $19.28 – $100.67
Central Medical Center Seattle $294.40 $60.00 – $60.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $259.70 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $979.68 $21.42 – $96.39

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