St evaluation swallow function 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

$230.40

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.

$576.00

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.

$53.58 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $489.60 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 $53.58 ↓ -77%
Molina Apple Health $54.57 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $54.57 ↓ -76%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $54.57 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $57.83 ↓ -75%
SCAN MedAdvantage $57.83 ↓ -75%
Aetna MedAdvantage $59.56 ↓ -74%
Regence MedAdvantage $59.56 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $60.14 ↓ -74%
WellCare MedAdvantage $60.72 ↓ -74%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $63.61 ↓ -72%
WellPoint Apple Health $79.38 ↓ -66%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $97.50 ↓ -58%
Regence RealValue $98.94 ↓ -57%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $106.60 ↓ -54%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $106.99 ↓ -54%
Regence Commercial $109.93 ↓ -52%
Regence Blue High Performance $109.93 ↓ -52%
Regence MCC/AHN $109.93 ↓ -52%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $113.93 ↓ -51%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $127.83 ↓ -45%
Premera HMO $138.64 ↓ -40%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $158.10 ↓ -31%
Premera Signature $158.10 ↓ -31%
Premera Prime $158.10 ↓ -31%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $186.76 ↓ -19%
First Choice PPO $186.76 ↓ -19%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $420.48 ↑ +83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $478.08 ↑ +108%
First Health All Commercial Plans $489.60 ↑ +113%
Kaiser PPO not published by hospital

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St evaluation swallow function at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $344.24 $47.21 – $231.59
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $217.98 $59.01 – $64.91
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $194.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $217.92 $47.21 – $179.27
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $683.90 $59.01 – $150.18
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $217.92 $47.21 – $224.12
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $217.92 $47.21 – $141.94
Central Medical Center Seattle $353.60 not published

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