Ear irrigation 69209 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

$163.20

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.

$408.00

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.

$66.95 with SCAN vs $349.31 with First Choice — 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $66.95 ↓ -59%
Regence MedAdvantage $68.95 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $68.95 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $69.62 ↓ -57%
WellCare MedAdvantage $70.29 ↓ -57%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $73.64 ↓ -55%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $82.96 ↓ -49%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -48%
Molina Apple Health $84.50 ↓ -48%
Premera HMO $107.68 ↓ -34%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $112.87 ↓ -31%
WellPoint Apple Health $122.91 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $123.85 ↓ -24%
Regence RealValue $143.52 ↓ -12%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $152.78 ↓ -6%
Regence MCC/AHN $159.47 ↓ -2%
Regence Commercial $159.47 ↓ -2%
Regence Blue High Performance $159.47 ↓ -2%
Premera Signature $160.74 ↓ -2%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $160.74 ↓ -2%
Premera Prime $160.74 ↓ -2%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $192.84 ↑ +18%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $213.08 ↑ +31%
Kaiser PPO $267.28 ↑ +64%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $297.84 ↑ +83%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $305.21 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $336.32 ↑ +106%
First Health All Commercial Plans $346.80 ↑ +113%
First Choice PPO $349.31 ↑ +114%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $349.31 ↑ +114%

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Ear irrigation 69209 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $256.88 $57.67 – $308.06
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $58.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $204.00 $68.31 – $258.55
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $230.30 $65.74 – $198.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $204.00 $68.31 – $250.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $204.00 $68.50 – $258.55
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $256.88 $68.31 – $342.71
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $24.50 not published

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