Bronchoscopy treat blockage 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

$2,839.60

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.

$7,099.00

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.

$2,543.63 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $21,255.78 with United Healthcare — 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 $2,543.63 ↓ -10%
Molina Apple Health $2,590.74 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,590.74 ↓ -9%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,590.74 ↓ -9%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,768.34 ↑ +33%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,231.04 ↑ +49%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,357.97 ↑ +53%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,357.97 ↑ +53%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,400.28 ↑ +55%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,442.59 ↑ +56%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,654.14 ↑ +64%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $5,182.27 ↑ +83%
Premera HMO $5,854.74 ↑ +106%
First Health All Commercial Plans $6,034.15 ↑ +113%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $6,126.98 ↑ +116%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $7,133.53 ↑ +151%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,827.42 ↑ +176%
Regence RealValue $8,786.61 ↑ +209%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $9,353.64 ↑ +229%
Regence Blue High Performance $9,762.90 ↑ +244%
Regence Commercial $9,762.90 ↑ +244%
Regence MCC/AHN $9,762.90 ↑ +244%
Premera Signature $9,841.52 ↑ +247%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $9,841.52 ↑ +247%
Premera Prime $9,841.52 ↑ +247%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $10,044.23 ↑ +254%
First Choice PPO $10,044.23 ↑ +254%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $11,970.22 ↑ +322%
Kaiser PPO $15,501.47 ↑ +446%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $19,289.46 ↑ +579%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $21,255.78 ↑ +649%

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Bronchoscopy treat blockage at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $3,644.72 – $14,000.01
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,342.00 $2,310.79 – $14,834.74
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,621.36 $3,741.85 – $15,711.49
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,813.64 $2,553.96 – $5,345.49
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,806.47 $4,276.39 – $9,070.53
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $2,839.60 $2,363.62 – $17,896.91
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $2,839.60 $2,418.27 – $17,896.91
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,967.13 $4,276.39 – $9,070.53

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