Brain flow imaging only 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

$620.00

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.

$1,550.00

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.

$286.53 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $2,997.07 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
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $286.53 ↓ -54%
Molina Apple Health $291.84 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Apple Health $291.84 ↓ -53%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $291.84 ↓ -53%
WellPoint Apple Health $424.49 ↓ -32%
SCAN MedAdvantage $616.18 ↓ -1%
Aetna MedAdvantage $634.66 ↑ +2%
Regence MedAdvantage $634.66 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $640.83 ↑ +3%
WellCare MedAdvantage $646.99 ↑ +4%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $677.80 ↑ +9%
Premera HMO $945.10 ↑ +52%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,038.88 ↑ +68%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,131.50 ↑ +83%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,139.93 ↑ +84%
Regence RealValue $1,268.20 ↑ +105%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,317.50 ↑ +113%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,350.05 ↑ +118%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,409.12 ↑ +127%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,409.12 ↑ +127%
Regence Commercial $1,409.12 ↑ +127%
Premera Signature $1,420.48 ↑ +129%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,420.48 ↑ +129%
Premera Prime $1,420.48 ↑ +129%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,747.57 ↑ +182%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,828.21 ↑ +195%
Kaiser PPO $2,345.92 ↑ +278%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $2,809.20 ↑ +353%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $2,997.07 ↑ +383%
First Choice PPO $2,997.07 ↑ +383%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans not published by hospital

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Brain flow imaging only at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $530.79 – $2,643.09
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,547.04 $628.75 – $2,218.31
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,270.40 $605.06 – $1,699.13
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,547.04 $628.75 – $2,147.51
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,547.04 $606.74 – $2,218.31
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,848.00 $539.00 – $539.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,137.50 $478.94 – $1,119.35
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,238.30 $605.06 – $1,851.21

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →