Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 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

$469.60

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.

$1,174.00

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.

$82.96 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $1,137.98 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 $82.96 ↓ -82%
Molina Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -82%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $122.91 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $226.52 ↓ -52%
Aetna MedAdvantage $233.32 ↓ -50%
Regence MedAdvantage $233.32 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $235.58 ↓ -50%
WellCare MedAdvantage $237.85 ↓ -49%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $249.17 ↓ -47%
Premera HMO $334.87 ↓ -29%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $381.91 ↓ -19%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $419.06 ↓ -11%
Regence RealValue $464.76 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $494.76 ↑ +5%
Regence Commercial $516.40 ↑ +10%
Regence MCC/AHN $516.40 ↑ +10%
Regence Blue High Performance $516.40 ↑ +10%
Premera Signature $520.55 ↑ +11%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $520.55 ↑ +11%
Premera Prime $520.55 ↑ +11%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $592.07 ↑ +26%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $630.30 ↑ +34%
Kaiser PPO $831.19 ↑ +77%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $857.02 ↑ +83%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $970.61 ↑ +107%
First Choice PPO $970.61 ↑ +107%
First Health All Commercial Plans $997.90 ↑ +113%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $1,032.70 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $1,137.98 ↑ +142%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31575 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $601.64 $195.13 – $749.53
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $220.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $735.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $291.20 $222.43 – $566.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $712.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $426.72 $231.79 – $735.79
Central Medical Center Seattle $490.40 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $601.64 $231.14 – $915.82

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