Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$77.60

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.

$194.00

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.

$16.51 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $314.13 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 $16.51 ↓ -79%
Molina Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -78%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -78%
WellPoint Apple Health $24.47 ↓ -68%
SCAN MedAdvantage $59.14 ↓ -24%
Aetna MedAdvantage $60.91 ↓ -22%
Regence MedAdvantage $60.91 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $61.50 ↓ -21%
WellCare MedAdvantage $62.09 ↓ -20%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $65.05 ↓ -16%
Premera HMO $93.92 ↑ +21%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $99.71 ↑ +28%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $109.40 ↑ +41%
Regence RealValue $127.14 ↑ +64%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $135.35 ↑ +74%
Regence MCC/AHN $141.27 ↑ +82%
Regence Blue High Performance $141.27 ↑ +82%
Regence Commercial $141.27 ↑ +82%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $141.62 ↑ +83%
Premera Signature $142.39 ↑ +83%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $142.39 ↑ +83%
Premera Prime $142.39 ↑ +83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $161.02 ↑ +108%
First Health All Commercial Plans $164.90 ↑ +113%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $191.62 ↑ +147%
Kaiser PPO $233.15 ↑ +200%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $269.61 ↑ +247%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $297.09 ↑ +283%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $314.13 ↑ +305%
First Choice PPO $314.13 ↑ +305%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $152.88 $50.94 – $277.03
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $77.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $107.52 $60.34 – $232.51
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $340.90 $58.07 – $178.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $107.52 $60.34 – $225.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $107.52 $60.51 – $232.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $412.00 $429.00 – $429.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $152.88 $60.34 – $308.20

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