Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$3,980.40

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.

$9,951.00

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.

$4,089.48 with Molina vs $93,546.15 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 $4,089.48 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Apple Health $4,416.64 ↑ +11%
WellPoint Apple Health $4,416.64 ↑ +11%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $4,416.64 ↑ +11%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $4,416.64 ↑ +11%
First Health All Commercial Plans $7,264.23 ↑ +83%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $7,264.23 ↑ +83%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $16,542.21 ↑ +316%
SCAN MedAdvantage $20,861.66 ↑ +424%
Aetna MedAdvantage $21,487.51 ↑ +440%
Regence MedAdvantage $21,487.51 ↑ +440%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $21,696.12 ↑ +445%
WellCare MedAdvantage $21,904.74 ↑ +450%
Molina MedAdvantage $21,904.74 ↑ +450%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $22,947.82 ↑ +477%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $23,096.67 ↑ +480%
First Choice PPO $31,211.71 ↑ +684%
Premera HMO $32,179.53 ↑ +708%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $35,172.75 ↑ +784%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $41,723.31 ↑ +948%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $42,687.18 ↑ +972%
Kaiser PPO $49,148.89 ↑ +1135%
Regence Blue High Performance $57,569.21 ↑ +1346%
Regence MCC/AHN $57,569.21 ↑ +1346%
Regence RealValue $59,214.05 ↑ +1388%
Premera Signature $64,068.71 ↑ +1510%
Premera Prime $65,510.34 ↑ +1546%
Regence Commercial $65,793.39 ↑ +1553%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $80,513.69 ↑ +1923%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $83,773.46 ↑ +2005%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $87,996.08 ↑ +2111%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $93,546.15 ↑ +2250%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $64,490.20
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $8,503.60 $20,427.76 – $51,988.64
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $49,673.16
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $6,842.40 $7,277.00 – $48,254.30
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $7,896.70 $15,537.80 – $37,791.35
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $7,572.60 $720.58 – $37,791.35
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $8,646.40 $12,978.00 – $53,622.86
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $8,184.80 $10,898.00 – $48,432.60

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