Arthrp w/prostc dst rds&crps 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

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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.

$6,961.27 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $101,823.98 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
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $6,961.27
United Healthcare Apple Health $7,090.18
Molina Apple Health $7,090.18
Coordinated Care Apple Health $7,090.18
WellPoint Apple Health $10,312.99
SCAN MedAdvantage $19,897.90
Regence MedAdvantage $20,494.84
Aetna MedAdvantage $20,494.84
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $20,693.82
WellCare MedAdvantage $20,892.79
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $21,887.69
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $33,266.71
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $33,547.86
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $36,811.11
Premera HMO $41,021.76
Regence RealValue $43,726.26
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $46,548.09
Regence Blue High Performance $48,584.73
Regence Commercial $48,584.73
Regence MCC/AHN $48,584.73
Premera Prime $48,975.99
Premera Signature $48,975.99
Premera Other Commercial Plans $48,975.99
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $54,535.59
First Choice PPO $54,535.59
Aetna All Commercial Plans $59,705.93
Cigna All Commercial Plans $90,715.30
Kaiser PPO $101,823.98

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Arthrp w/prostc dst rds&crps at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $3,484.00 – $74,946.58
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $19,538.71 – $21,492.58
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $77,657.41
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $5,419.00 – $49,726.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $74,787.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $7,277.00 – $77,657.41
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $20,303.98 – $93,284.57

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