Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$22,530.80

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.

$56,327.00

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.

$17,265.30 with Molina vs $160,177.02 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
Molina Apple Health $17,265.30 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare Apple Health $18,646.52 ↓ -17%
WellPoint Apple Health $18,646.52 ↓ -17%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $18,646.52 ↓ -17%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $18,646.52 ↓ -17%
SCAN MedAdvantage $35,720.96 ↑ +59%
Aetna MedAdvantage $36,792.59 ↑ +63%
Regence MedAdvantage $36,792.59 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $37,149.80 ↑ +65%
WellCare MedAdvantage $37,507.01 ↑ +66%
Molina MedAdvantage $37,507.01 ↑ +66%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $39,293.06 ↑ +74%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $41,118.71 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $41,118.71 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $53,895.87 ↑ +139%
Premera HMO $56,334.32 ↑ +150%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $60,225.54 ↑ +167%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $71,441.92 ↑ +217%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $75,250.83 ↑ +234%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $80,088.98 ↑ +255%
First Choice PPO $101,690.32 ↑ +351%
Regence MCC/AHN $108,010.41 ↑ +379%
Regence Blue High Performance $108,010.41 ↑ +379%
Regence RealValue $111,096.42 ↑ +393%
Premera Signature $120,204.66 ↑ +434%
Premera Prime $122,909.43 ↑ +446%
Regence Commercial $123,440.47 ↑ +448%
Kaiser PPO $148,513.41 ↑ +559%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $149,576.84 ↑ +564%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $150,673.74 ↑ +569%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $151,058.47 ↑ +570%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $160,177.02 ↑ +611%

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Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $25,167.84 $7,277.00 – $157,216.46
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $92,789.90 $5,419.00 – $100,076.18
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $25,167.84 $7,277.00 – $151,405.58
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $25,167.84 $7,277.00 – $157,216.46
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $57,387.40 $956.96 – $119,768.59
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $34,932.56 $7,246.00 – $122,351.21
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $29,406.00 $16,879.37 – $142,739.67
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $23,122.00 $37,446.46 – $102,394.04

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