Special physics consult 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

$509.20

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.

$1,273.00

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.

$87.75 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $1,082.05 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 $87.75 ↓ -83%
Molina Apple Health $89.38 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Apple Health $89.38 ↓ -82%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $89.38 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $130.00 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $152.53 ↓ -70%
Aetna MedAdvantage $157.11 ↓ -69%
Regence MedAdvantage $157.11 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $158.63 ↓ -69%
WellCare MedAdvantage $160.16 ↓ -69%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $167.78 ↓ -67%
Premera HMO $249.86 ↓ -51%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $257.17 ↓ -49%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $282.18 ↓ -45%
Regence RealValue $318.36 ↓ -37%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $338.91 ↓ -33%
Regence Commercial $353.74 ↓ -31%
Regence MCC/AHN $353.74 ↓ -31%
Regence Blue High Performance $353.74 ↓ -31%
Premera Signature $356.59 ↓ -30%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $356.59 ↓ -30%
Premera Prime $356.59 ↓ -30%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $490.35 ↓ -4%
Kaiser PPO $620.22 ↑ +22%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $695.41 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $766.30 ↑ +50%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $803.85 ↑ +58%
First Choice PPO $803.85 ↑ +58%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $878.37 ↑ +73%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $929.29 ↑ +83%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,082.05 ↑ +113%

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Special physics consult at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia not published $131.39 – $708.90
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $559.20 $155.64 – $594.97
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $366.80 $149.78 – $455.72
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $559.20 $155.64 – $575.98
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $559.20 $156.08 – $594.97
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $569.40 $155.64 – $788.66
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $917.70 $120.23 – $277.09
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $799.40 $149.78 – $494.97

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