Proctosigmoidoscopy dx 45300 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

$2,137.60

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.

$5,344.00

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.

$673.60 with Molina vs $4,858.28 with First Choice — 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 $673.60 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Apple Health $727.49 ↓ -66%
WellPoint Apple Health $727.49 ↓ -66%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $727.49 ↓ -66%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $727.49 ↓ -66%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,058.30 ↓ -50%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,090.05 ↓ -49%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,090.05 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,100.64 ↓ -49%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,111.22 ↓ -48%
Molina MedAdvantage $1,111.22 ↓ -48%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,164.14 ↓ -46%
Premera HMO $1,459.52 ↓ -32%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,784.30 ↓ -17%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $2,116.61 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $2,224.92 ↑ +4%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,574.89 ↑ +20%
Regence Blue High Performance $3,000.59 ↑ +40%
Regence MCC/AHN $3,000.59 ↑ +40%
Regence RealValue $3,086.32 ↑ +44%
Premera Signature $3,339.37 ↑ +56%
Premera Prime $3,414.51 ↑ +60%
Regence Commercial $3,429.25 ↑ +60%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $3,595.12 ↑ +68%
Kaiser PPO $3,847.72 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $3,901.12 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,901.12 ↑ +83%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $4,196.51 ↑ +96%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $4,253.39 ↑ +99%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $4,464.03 ↑ +109%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $4,745.58 ↑ +122%
First Choice PPO $4,858.28 ↑ +127%

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Proctosigmoidoscopy dx 45300 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $737.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $848.64 $1,076.88 – $3,590.24
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $742.00 $1,036.29 – $2,637.37
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $848.64 $1,076.88 – $3,475.65
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $848.64 $1,079.90 – $3,590.24
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,642.16 $1,076.88 – $4,468.70
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $665.70 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,394.40 $809.85 – $3,468.02

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