Ghs removal intranasal foreign body 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

$216.40

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.

$541.00

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.

$77.09 with Molina vs $693.43 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 $77.09 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Apple Health $83.26 ↓ -62%
WellPoint Apple Health $83.26 ↓ -62%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $83.26 ↓ -62%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $83.26 ↓ -62%
SCAN MedAdvantage $151.41 ↓ -30%
Aetna MedAdvantage $155.95 ↓ -28%
Regence MedAdvantage $155.95 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $157.47 ↓ -27%
WellCare MedAdvantage $158.98 ↓ -27%
Molina MedAdvantage $158.98 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $166.55 ↓ -23%
Premera HMO $217.52 ↑ +1%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $255.28 ↑ +18%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $302.82 ↑ +40%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $310.97 ↑ +44%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $367.52 ↑ +70%
First Health All Commercial Plans $394.93 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $394.93 ↑ +83%
Regence MCC/AHN $419.38 ↑ +94%
Regence Blue High Performance $419.38 ↑ +94%
Regence RealValue $431.36 ↑ +99%
Premera Signature $466.71 ↑ +116%
Premera Prime $477.22 ↑ +121%
Regence Commercial $479.29 ↑ +121%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $513.14 ↑ +137%
Kaiser PPO $537.59 ↑ +148%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $586.51 ↑ +171%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $601.37 ↑ +178%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $638.68 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $678.96 ↑ +214%
First Choice PPO $693.43 ↑ +220%

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Ghs removal intranasal foreign body at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $258.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $949.92 $154.07 – $512.44
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $347.20 $148.26 – $392.51
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $949.92 $154.07 – $496.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $949.92 $154.50 – $512.44
Central Medical Center Seattle $279.20 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $320.84 $154.07 – $679.26
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $258.30 not published

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