Imported lipodox inj 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.

$292.77 with SCAN vs $3,351.50 with United Healthcare — 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 $292.77
Regence MedAdvantage $301.55
Aetna MedAdvantage $301.55
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $304.48
WellCare MedAdvantage $307.40
Molina MedAdvantage $307.40
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $322.04
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $469.70
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $493.60
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $585.53
Premera HMO $678.56
Cigna All Commercial Plans $740.40
Premera Prime $900.27
Premera Signature $900.27
Regence MCC/AHN $924.73
Regence Blue High Performance $924.73
Regence RealValue $951.15
Regence Commercial $1,056.83
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,095.98
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,257.02
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,755.08
Kaiser PPO $1,963.58
First Choice PPO $2,371.74
Molina Apple Health $3,103.24
WellPoint Apple Health $3,351.50
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,351.50
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,351.50
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,351.50

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Imported lipodox inj at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $298.74 – $328.61
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $298.74 – $1,330.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $298.74 – $1,108.74
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $298.74 – $964.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $298.74 – $1,330.49
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $528.86 – $528.86
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $298.74 – $1,393.15
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $298.74 – $1,036.43

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