Mayo infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation cryptococcus 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

$79.20

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.

$198.00

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.

$5.38 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $168.30 with First Health — 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 $5.38 ↓ -93%
Molina Apple Health $5.48 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Apple Health $5.48 ↓ -93%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $5.48 ↓ -93%
WellPoint Apple Health $7.97 ↓ -90%
SCAN MedAdvantage $15.75 ↓ -80%
Premera HMO $16.07 ↓ -80%
Aetna MedAdvantage $16.22 ↓ -80%
Regence MedAdvantage $16.22 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $16.38 ↓ -79%
WellCare MedAdvantage $16.54 ↓ -79%
Regence RealValue $16.63 ↓ -79%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $17.32 ↓ -78%
Kaiser PPO $17.68 ↓ -78%
Regence Commercial $18.48 ↓ -77%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $18.48 ↓ -77%
Regence MCC/AHN $18.48 ↓ -77%
Regence Blue High Performance $18.48 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $19.28 ↓ -76%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $19.28 ↓ -76%
Premera Signature $20.09 ↓ -75%
Premera Prime $20.09 ↓ -75%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $20.09 ↓ -75%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $24.51 ↓ -69%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $26.55 ↓ -66%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $29.13 ↓ -63%
First Choice PPO $40.18 ↓ -49%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $40.18 ↓ -49%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $93.69 ↑ +18%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $144.54 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $168.30 ↑ +113%

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Mayo infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation cryptococcus at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $104.52 $13.66 – $89.99
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $47.88 $16.07 – $17.68
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $90.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $76.32 $14.46 – $75.53
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $229.60 $16.07 – $57.85
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $76.32 $14.46 – $73.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $76.32 $14.46 – $75.53
Central Medical Center Seattle $117.60 $13.00 – $13.00

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