Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct 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

$816.40

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.

$2,041.00

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.

$374.84 with SCAN vs $1,965.96 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $374.84 ↓ -54%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $382.92 ↓ -53%
Aetna MedAdvantage $386.09 ↓ -53%
Regence MedAdvantage $386.09 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $389.83 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Apple Health $390.01 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $390.01 ↓ -52%
Molina Apple Health $390.01 ↓ -52%
WellCare MedAdvantage $393.58 ↓ -52%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $412.32 ↓ -49%
WellPoint Apple Health $567.29 ↓ -31%
Premera HMO $623.11 ↓ -24%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $631.98 ↓ -23%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $693.46 ↓ -15%
Regence RealValue $794.63 ↓ -3%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $845.91 ↑ +4%
Regence Commercial $882.92 ↑ +8%
Regence MCC/AHN $882.92 ↑ +8%
Regence Blue High Performance $882.92 ↑ +8%
Premera Signature $890.01 ↑ +9%
Premera Prime $890.01 ↑ +9%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $890.01 ↑ +9%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,076.88 ↑ +32%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,199.24 ↑ +47%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,358.53 ↑ +66%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,581.85 ↑ +94%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,708.91 ↑ +109%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,883.11 ↑ +131%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,965.96 ↑ +141%
First Choice PPO $1,965.96 ↑ +141%
Kaiser PPO not published by hospital

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Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $1,134.12 $322.90 – $1,733.76
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,540.80 $382.49 – $1,455.12
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,135.40 $368.07 – $1,114.56
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,540.80 $382.49 – $1,408.68
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,540.80 $280.20 – $1,455.12
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $828.10 $202.70 – $680.94
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $620.20 $128.51 – $1,210.54
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $884.80 $128.26 – $966.20

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