Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$5,677.20

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.

$14,193.00

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.

$1,880.92 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $20,412.35 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 $1,880.92 ↓ -67%
Molina Apple Health $1,915.75 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,915.75 ↓ -66%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,915.75 ↓ -66%
WellPoint Apple Health $2,786.55 ↓ -51%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,063.15 ↓ -28%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,185.04 ↓ -26%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,185.04 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,225.67 ↓ -26%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,266.30 ↓ -25%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,469.46 ↓ -21%
Premera HMO $6,220.53 ↑ +10%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $6,486.71 ↑ +14%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,850.46 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,516.82 ↑ +32%
Regence RealValue $8,117.50 ↑ +43%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $8,641.36 ↑ +52%
Regence MCC/AHN $9,019.45 ↑ +59%
Regence Blue High Performance $9,019.45 ↑ +59%
Regence Commercial $9,019.45 ↑ +59%
Premera Signature $9,092.07 ↑ +60%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $9,092.07 ↑ +60%
Premera Prime $9,092.07 ↑ +60%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $10,360.89 ↑ +83%
First Choice PPO $10,633.94 ↑ +87%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $10,633.94 ↑ +87%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $11,457.60 ↑ +102%
First Health All Commercial Plans $12,064.05 ↑ +113%
Kaiser PPO $16,469.97 ↑ +190%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $18,524.05 ↑ +226%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $20,412.35 ↑ +260%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $2,737.28 $3,484.00 – $14,613.90
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $10,518.72 $4,146.07 – $15,142.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $5,624.50 $3,989.80 – $10,154.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $10,518.72 $4,146.07 – $14,582.80
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $10,518.72 $4,157.70 – $15,142.49
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $6,196.40 $3,065.60 – $7,381.13
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,383.00 $647.76 – $11,535.65
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $4,236.40 $2,985.00 – $11,241.00

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