Injection of HIV prep drug 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.

$32.99 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $372.52 with Cigna — 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 $32.99
Molina Apple Health $33.60
United Healthcare Apple Health $33.60
Coordinated Care Apple Health $33.60
WellPoint Apple Health $48.87
Premera HMO $79.38
SCAN MedAdvantage $81.71
Aetna MedAdvantage $84.16
Regence MedAdvantage $84.16
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $84.98
WellCare MedAdvantage $85.79
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $89.88
Regence RealValue $111.46
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $118.65
Regence Commercial $123.84
Regence Blue High Performance $123.84
Regence MCC/AHN $123.84
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $137.76
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $151.16
Premera Prime $185.13
Premera Signature $185.13
Premera Other Commercial Plans $185.13
Aetna All Commercial Plans $231.08
Cigna All Commercial Plans $372.52

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Injection of HIV prep drug at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $70.39 – $270.36
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $83.38 – $253.30
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $80.23 – $204.19
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $83.38 – $195.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $83.61 – $185.61
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $15.88 – $15.88
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $83.38 – $154.25
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $81.99 – $208.27

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