CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$265.60

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$664.00

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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.

$87.10 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $596.02 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $87.10 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Apple Health $88.71 ↓ -67%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $88.71 ↓ -67%
Molina Apple Health $88.71 ↓ -67%
SCAN MedAdvantage $118.64 ↓ -55%
Aetna MedAdvantage $122.20 ↓ -54%
Regence MedAdvantage $122.20 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $123.39 ↓ -54%
WellCare MedAdvantage $124.57 ↓ -53%
WellPoint Apple Health $129.03 ↓ -51%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $130.51 ↓ -51%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $200.03 ↓ -25%
Premera HMO $200.22 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $219.49 ↓ -17%
Regence RealValue $257.96 ↓ -3%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $274.60 ↑ +3%
Regence Commercial $286.62 ↑ +8%
Regence MCC/AHN $286.62 ↑ +8%
Regence Blue High Performance $286.62 ↑ +8%
Premera Signature $288.93 ↑ +9%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $288.93 ↑ +9%
Premera Prime $288.93 ↑ +9%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $345.26 ↑ +30%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $484.72 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $496.99 ↑ +87%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $540.89 ↑ +104%
First Health All Commercial Plans $564.40 ↑ +113%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $596.02 ↑ +124%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO not published by hospital
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee not published by hospital
First Choice PPO not published by hospital

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $235.56 $102.20 – $399.35
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $136.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $239.52 $121.06 – $367.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $146.30 $116.50 – $296.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $239.52 $121.06 – $283.29
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $239.52 $121.40 – $269.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $400.00 $107.00 – $107.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $235.56 $121.06 – $513.45

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