Cytogenetics 3-5 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

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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.

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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.

$32.35 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $237.28 with Aetna — 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 $32.35
United Healthcare Apple Health $32.95
Molina Apple Health $32.95
Coordinated Care Apple Health $32.95
SCAN MedAdvantage $39.89
Premera HMO $40.70
Regence MedAdvantage $41.08
Aetna MedAdvantage $41.08
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $41.48
WellCare MedAdvantage $41.88
Regence RealValue $42.12
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $43.87
Kaiser PPO $44.77
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $46.81
Regence MCC/AHN $46.81
Regence Commercial $46.81
Regence Blue High Performance $46.81
WellPoint Apple Health $47.92
Cigna All Commercial Plans $48.84
Premera Signature $50.88
Premera Other Commercial Plans $50.88
Premera Prime $50.88
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $62.07
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $67.25
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $73.79
First Choice PPO $101.75
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $101.75
Aetna All Commercial Plans $237.28

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Cytogenetics 3-5 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $34.60 – $227.92
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $147.36 $36.63 – $191.29
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $232.40 $40.70 – $146.52
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $147.36 $36.63 – $185.19
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $147.36 $36.63 – $191.29
Central Medical Center Seattle $183.20 $110.00 – $110.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $461.30 not published
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $159.64 $40.70 – $170.94

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →