Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$69.60

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.

$174.00

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.

$18.45 with Molina vs $301.04 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 $18.45 ↓ -73%
WellPoint Apple Health $18.45 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Apple Health $19.93 ↓ -71%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $19.93 ↓ -71%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $19.93 ↓ -71%
SCAN MedAdvantage $67.13 ↓ -4%
Aetna MedAdvantage $69.15 ↓ -1%
Regence MedAdvantage $69.15 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $69.82 ↑ +0%
WellCare MedAdvantage $70.49 ↑ +1%
Molina MedAdvantage $70.49 ↑ +1%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $73.85 ↑ +6%
First Health All Commercial Plans $101.47 ↑ +46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $101.47 ↑ +46%
Premera HMO $107.68 ↑ +55%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $112.69 ↑ +62%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $113.19 ↑ +63%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $134.27 ↑ +93%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $148.91 ↑ +114%
Kaiser PPO $157.23 ↑ +126%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $157.33 ↑ +126%
Regence MCC/AHN $200.82 ↑ +189%
Regence Blue High Performance $200.82 ↑ +189%
Regence RealValue $206.56 ↑ +197%
First Choice PPO $212.61 ↑ +205%
Premera Signature $223.47 ↑ +221%
Premera Prime $228.50 ↑ +228%
Regence Commercial $229.51 ↑ +230%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $277.10 ↑ +298%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $280.83 ↑ +303%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $283.18 ↑ +307%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $301.04 ↑ +333%

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Pretreat rbc absorption reference at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $282.24 $40.63 – $72.31
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $53.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $227.04 $1.98 – $207.53
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $360.50 $2.18 – $167.30
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $227.04 $1.98 – $159.85
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $227.04 $1.98 – $157.12
Central Medical Center Seattle $448.00 $60.00 – $60.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $65.10 not published

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