Bx vag mucos smpl (sep proc) 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

$1,437.20

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.

$3,593.00

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.

$341.78 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $5,251.02 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 $341.78 ↓ -76%
Molina Apple Health $348.11 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $348.11 ↓ -76%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $348.11 ↓ -76%
WellPoint Apple Health $506.34 ↓ -65%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,045.24 ↓ -27%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,076.59 ↓ -25%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,076.59 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,087.05 ↓ -24%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,097.50 ↓ -24%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,149.76 ↓ -20%
Premera HMO $1,317.85 ↓ -8%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,762.27 ↑ +23%
Regence RealValue $1,886.24 ↑ +31%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,933.69 ↑ +35%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $2,007.96 ↑ +40%
Regence Commercial $2,095.82 ↑ +46%
Regence MCC/AHN $2,095.82 ↑ +46%
Regence Blue High Performance $2,095.82 ↑ +46%
Premera Signature $2,112.71 ↑ +47%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,112.71 ↑ +47%
Premera Prime $2,112.71 ↑ +47%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,414.66 ↑ +68%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,622.89 ↑ +83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,827.00 ↑ +97%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,054.05 ↑ +113%
Kaiser PPO $3,271.14 ↑ +128%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $3,958.45 ↑ +175%
First Choice PPO $3,958.45 ↑ +175%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $4,765.26 ↑ +232%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $5,251.02 ↑ +265%

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Bx vag mucos smpl (sep proc) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $900.39 – $3,870.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,409.80 $1,026.37 – $2,612.11
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,621.90 $1,026.37 – $3,379.00
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $765.20 $1,098.80 – $2,502.08
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,437.20 $317.59 – $4,421.25
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $1,437.20 $324.94 – $4,421.25
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $1,251.54 $2.99 – $317.68
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $1,437.20 $317.59 – $4,421.25

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