Amniocentesis therapeutic at MultiCare Capital Medical Center

3900 Capital Mall DR SW, Olympia, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1841258639

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$856.80

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.

$2,142.00

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.

$345.82 with SCAN vs $1,820.70 with First Health — 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $345.82 ↓ -60%
Regence MedAdvantage $356.19 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $356.19 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $359.65 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $363.11 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $380.40 ↓ -56%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $485.96 ↓ -43%
Molina Apple Health $494.96 ↓ -42%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $494.96 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Apple Health $494.96 ↓ -42%
Premera HMO $546.93 ↓ -36%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $583.05 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $639.76 ↓ -25%
WellPoint Apple Health $719.94 ↓ -16%
Regence RealValue $752.71 ↓ -12%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $801.29 ↓ -6%
Regence Blue High Performance $836.35 ↓ -2%
Regence Commercial $836.35 ↓ -2%
Regence MCC/AHN $836.35 ↓ -2%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $843.09 ↓ -2%
Premera Prime $843.09 ↓ -2%
Premera Signature $843.09 ↓ -2%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $987.60 ↑ +15%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,023.86 ↑ +19%
Kaiser PPO $1,357.61 ↑ +58%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,563.66 ↑ +83%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,576.60 ↑ +84%
First Choice PPO $1,678.46 ↑ +96%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,678.46 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,737.32 ↑ +103%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,820.70 ↑ +113%

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Amniocentesis therapeutic at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $297.89 – $1,272.38
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,503.20 $352.87 – $1,272.38
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,424.50 $339.57 – $864.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,503.20 $352.87 – $1,231.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,503.20 $353.86 – $1,272.38
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,164.80 $347.03 – $1,055.81
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $390.00 $342.77 – $1,299.22
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $929.20 $363.54 – $998.47

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