Plmt access bil tree sm bwl 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.

$4,427.84 with Molina vs $34,737.84 with Premera — 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 $4,427.84
United Healthcare Apple Health $4,782.07
Coordinated Care Apple Health $4,782.07
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $4,782.07
WellPoint Apple Health $4,782.07
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,191.04
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $7,247.87
SCAN MedAdvantage $7,367.30
Aetna MedAdvantage $7,588.32
Regence MedAdvantage $7,588.32
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $7,661.99
Molina MedAdvantage $7,735.66
WellCare MedAdvantage $7,735.66
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $8,104.03
First Choice PPO $9,794.42
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $12,421.26
Premera HMO $13,226.12
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $14,734.59
Kaiser PPO $16,399.14
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $18,417.49
Regence Blue High Performance $24,838.38
Regence MCC/AHN $24,838.38
Regence RealValue $25,548.05
Premera Signature $27,642.61
Premera Prime $28,264.61
Regence Commercial $28,386.72
Aetna All Commercial Plans $29,110.31
Cigna All Commercial Plans $31,075.82
Premera Other Commercial Plans $34,737.84

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Plmt access bil tree sm bwl at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $10,097.28 $7,277.00 – $22,774.72
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,672.60 $7,214.07 – $18,359.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $10,097.28 $7,277.00 – $17,542.08
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $10,097.28 $7,277.00 – $16,689.18
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $6,641.60 $6,462.00 – $18,936.92
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $4,696.64 $6,914.00 – $24,031.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $3,530.79 $5,040.00 – $16,693.12
St. Anne Hospital Burien $2,442.85 $3,440.00 – $7,200.00

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