Pt prgrm for implt neurostim 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.

$1,106.41 with Regence vs $5,706.15 with Kaiser — 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
Regence Blue High Performance $1,106.41
Regence MCC/AHN $1,106.41
Regence RealValue $1,138.02
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,264.47
Regence Commercial $1,264.47
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,283.87
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,294.31
Regence MedAdvantage $1,333.13
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,333.13
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,346.08
Molina MedAdvantage $1,359.02
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,359.02
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,423.74
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,735.06
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,792.57
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,812.75
Premera HMO $1,971.89
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $2,182.20
Premera Signature $2,276.05
Premera Prime $2,276.05
First Choice PPO $2,422.40
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $2,588.61
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,781.83
Kaiser PPO $5,706.15

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Pt prgrm for implt neurostim at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $2,390.00 not published
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $1,320.72 – $1,452.79
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $1,320.72 – $4,012.35
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $1,320.72 – $3,361.23
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $1,320.72 – $3,229.86
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $1,320.72 – $2,932.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $1,320.72 – $2,497.76
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $1,320.72 – $4,306.48

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