Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated 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

$30.40

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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.

$76.00

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.

$2.98 with Molina vs $56.19 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

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 $2.98 ↓ -90%
WellPoint Apple Health $2.98 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3.22 ↓ -89%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3.22 ↓ -89%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3.22 ↓ -89%
SCAN MedAdvantage $11.87 ↓ -61%
Premera HMO $12.11 ↓ -60%
Premera Signature $12.11 ↓ -60%
Premera Prime $12.11 ↓ -60%
Regence MCC/AHN $12.19 ↓ -60%
Regence Blue High Performance $12.19 ↓ -60%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $12.19 ↓ -60%
Aetna MedAdvantage $12.22 ↓ -60%
Regence MedAdvantage $12.22 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $12.34 ↓ -59%
Molina MedAdvantage $12.46 ↓ -59%
WellCare MedAdvantage $12.46 ↓ -59%
Regence RealValue $12.53 ↓ -59%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $13.05 ↓ -57%
Kaiser PPO $13.32 ↓ -56%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $13.93 ↓ -54%
Regence Commercial $13.93 ↓ -54%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $14.53 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $14.53 ↓ -52%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $15.14 ↓ -50%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $17.03 ↓ -44%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $20.01 ↓ -34%
First Choice PPO $23.01 ↓ -24%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $23.74 ↓ -22%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $44.53 ↑ +46%
First Health All Commercial Plans $44.53 ↑ +46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $56.19 ↑ +85%

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Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $67.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $139.20 $10.90 – $56.92
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $139.20 $10.90 – $55.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $139.20 $10.90 – $56.92
Central Medical Center Seattle $297.60 $10.00 – $10.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $89.60 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $108.50 $12.11 – $47.35
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $150.80 $12.11 – $50.86

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