Bundled special stain group 2 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

$88.00

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.

$220.00

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 $758.55 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 $16.51 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -81%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -81%
Molina Apple Health $16.82 ↓ -81%
WellPoint Apple Health $24.47 ↓ -72%
Premera HMO $107.68 ↑ +22%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $129.49 ↑ +47%
Regence RealValue $143.52 ↑ +63%
SCAN MedAdvantage $150.99 ↑ +72%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $152.78 ↑ +74%
Aetna MedAdvantage $155.52 ↑ +77%
Regence MedAdvantage $155.52 ↑ +77%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $157.03 ↑ +78%
Kaiser PPO $157.91 ↑ +79%
WellCare MedAdvantage $158.54 ↑ +80%
Regence Commercial $159.47 ↑ +81%
Regence MCC/AHN $159.47 ↑ +81%
Regence Blue High Performance $159.47 ↑ +81%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $160.60 ↑ +83%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $166.09 ↑ +89%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $182.60 ↑ +108%
First Health All Commercial Plans $187.00 ↑ +113%
First Choice PPO $212.28 ↑ +141%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $212.28 ↑ +141%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $254.56 ↑ +189%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $279.33 ↑ +217%
Premera Signature $335.69 ↑ +281%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $335.69 ↑ +281%
Premera Prime $335.69 ↑ +281%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $688.38 ↑ +682%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $758.55 ↑ +762%

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Bundled special stain group 2 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $140.92 $130.06 – $499.60
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $185.85 $40.25 – $163.09
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $116.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $112.32 $136.65 – $468.06
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $289.80 $120.35 – $377.33
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $112.32 $136.65 – $360.52
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $112.32 $135.25 – $342.99
Central Medical Center Seattle $336.80 $351.00 – $351.00

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