Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$2,362.00

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.

$5,905.00

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.

$437.78 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $11,132.76 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 $437.78 ↓ -81%
Molina Apple Health $445.89 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Apple Health $445.89 ↓ -81%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $445.89 ↓ -81%
WellPoint Apple Health $648.57 ↓ -73%
SCAN MedAdvantage $2,216.01 ↓ -6%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,282.49 ↓ -3%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,282.49 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,304.65 ↓ -2%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,326.81 ↓ -1%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,437.61 ↑ +3%
Premera HMO $3,156.91 ↑ +34%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $3,586.91 ↑ +52%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,736.19 ↑ +58%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $4,099.62 ↑ +74%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,310.65 ↑ +83%
Regence RealValue $4,530.24 ↑ +92%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $4,822.59 ↑ +104%
First Health All Commercial Plans $5,019.25 ↑ +113%
Regence Blue High Performance $5,033.60 ↑ +113%
Regence Commercial $5,033.60 ↑ +113%
Regence MCC/AHN $5,033.60 ↑ +113%
Premera Signature $5,074.12 ↑ +115%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $5,074.12 ↑ +115%
Premera Prime $5,074.12 ↑ +115%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $5,880.18 ↑ +149%
First Choice PPO $5,880.18 ↑ +149%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,339.96 ↑ +168%
Kaiser PPO $8,358.47 ↑ +254%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $10,102.89 ↑ +328%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $11,132.76 ↑ +371%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $494.43 – $8,080.95
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,373.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,276.20 $748.07 – $5,537.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,063.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $6,099.36 $317.68 – $8,373.23
Central Medical Center Seattle $6,720.00 $1,953.00 – $1,953.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,481.50 $397.60 – $4,025.62
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,896.60 $217.44 – $6,378.79

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