Encephalitis, western equine igg/igm 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

$28.80

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.

$72.00

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.

$7.79 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $76.90 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 $7.79 ↓ -73%
Molina Apple Health $7.93 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Apple Health $7.93 ↓ -72%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $7.93 ↓ -72%
WellPoint Apple Health $11.54 ↓ -60%
SCAN MedAdvantage $12.93 ↓ -55%
Premera HMO $13.19 ↓ -54%
Aetna MedAdvantage $13.31 ↓ -54%
Regence MedAdvantage $13.31 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $13.44 ↓ -53%
WellCare MedAdvantage $13.57 ↓ -53%
Regence RealValue $13.65 ↓ -53%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $14.22 ↓ -51%
Kaiser PPO $14.51 ↓ -50%
Regence Commercial $15.17 ↓ -47%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $15.17 ↓ -47%
Regence MCC/AHN $15.17 ↓ -47%
Regence Blue High Performance $15.17 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $15.83 ↓ -45%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $15.83 ↓ -45%
Premera Signature $16.49 ↓ -43%
Premera Prime $16.49 ↓ -43%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $16.49 ↓ -43%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $20.11 ↓ -30%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $21.79 ↓ -24%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $23.91 ↓ -17%
First Choice PPO $32.98 ↑ +15%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $32.98 ↑ +15%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $52.56 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $61.20 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $76.90 ↑ +167%

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Encephalitis, western equine igg/igm at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $11.21 – $73.86
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $58.56 $11.87 – $61.99
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $58.56 $11.87 – $60.01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $58.56 $11.87 – $61.99
Central Medical Center Seattle $59.20 $10.00 – $10.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $58.56 $13.19 – $59.36
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $38.50 $13.19 – $24.40
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $16.80 $7.07 – $23.91

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