H pylori (c-13) blood 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

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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.

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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.

$66.01 with SCAN vs $312.55 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 $66.01
Premera HMO $67.36
Premera Prime $67.36
Premera Signature $67.36
Regence MCC/AHN $67.78
Regence Blue High Performance $67.78
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $67.83
Regence MedAdvantage $67.99
Aetna MedAdvantage $67.99
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $68.65
Molina MedAdvantage $69.31
WellCare MedAdvantage $69.31
Regence RealValue $69.72
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $72.61
Kaiser PPO $74.10
WellPoint Apple Health $76.13
Molina Apple Health $76.13
Regence Commercial $77.46
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $77.46
Cigna All Commercial Plans $80.83
United Healthcare Apple Health $82.22
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $82.22
Coordinated Care Apple Health $82.22
Premera Other Commercial Plans $84.20
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $94.71
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $111.30
First Choice PPO $127.98
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $132.03
Aetna All Commercial Plans $312.55

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Central Medical Center Seattle $303.20 $51.00 – $51.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $192.78 $47.15 – $210.55
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