H pylori (c-13) breath 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

$151.20

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.

$378.00

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.

$22.18 with Molina 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
Molina Apple Health $22.18 ↓ -85%
WellPoint Apple Health $22.18 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Apple Health $23.96 ↓ -84%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $23.96 ↓ -84%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $23.96 ↓ -84%
SCAN MedAdvantage $66.01 ↓ -56%
Premera HMO $67.36 ↓ -55%
Premera Signature $67.36 ↓ -55%
Premera Prime $67.36 ↓ -55%
Regence MCC/AHN $67.78 ↓ -55%
Regence Blue High Performance $67.78 ↓ -55%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $67.83 ↓ -55%
Aetna MedAdvantage $67.99 ↓ -55%
Regence MedAdvantage $67.99 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $68.65 ↓ -55%
Molina MedAdvantage $69.31 ↓ -54%
WellCare MedAdvantage $69.31 ↓ -54%
Regence RealValue $69.72 ↓ -54%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $72.61 ↓ -52%
Kaiser PPO $74.10 ↓ -51%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $77.46 ↓ -49%
Regence Commercial $77.46 ↓ -49%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $80.83 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $80.83 ↓ -47%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $84.20 ↓ -44%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $94.71 ↓ -37%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $111.30 ↓ -26%
First Choice PPO $127.98 ↓ -15%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $132.03 ↓ -13%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $220.46 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $220.46 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $312.55 ↑ +107%

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H pylori (c-13) breath at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $431.55 $67.36 – $74.10
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $185.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $487.20 $60.62 – $316.59
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $448.00 $67.36 – $242.50
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $487.20 $60.62 – $306.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $487.20 $60.62 – $316.59
Central Medical Center Seattle $313.60 $51.00 – $51.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $298.90 not published

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