Warde 3008005 oligoclonal bands 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

$92.80

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.

$232.00

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.

$9.08 with Community Health Plan of Washington vs $159.68 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 $9.08 ↓ -90%
Molina Apple Health $9.24 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Apple Health $9.24 ↓ -90%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $9.24 ↓ -90%
WellPoint Apple Health $13.45 ↓ -86%
SCAN MedAdvantage $26.84 ↓ -71%
Premera HMO $27.39 ↓ -70%
Aetna MedAdvantage $27.65 ↓ -70%
Regence MedAdvantage $27.65 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $27.92 ↓ -70%
WellCare MedAdvantage $28.18 ↓ -70%
Regence RealValue $28.35 ↓ -69%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $29.53 ↓ -68%
Kaiser PPO $30.13 ↓ -68%
Regence Commercial $31.50 ↓ -66%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $31.50 ↓ -66%
Regence MCC/AHN $31.50 ↓ -66%
Regence Blue High Performance $31.50 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare All Commercial Plans $32.87 ↓ -65%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $32.87 ↓ -65%
Premera Signature $34.24 ↓ -63%
Premera Prime $34.24 ↓ -63%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $34.24 ↓ -63%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $41.77 ↓ -55%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $45.26 ↓ -51%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $49.66 ↓ -46%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $55.48 ↓ -40%
First Health All Commercial Plans $64.60 ↓ -30%
First Choice PPO $68.48 ↓ -26%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $68.48 ↓ -26%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $159.68 ↑ +72%

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Warde 3008005 oligoclonal bands at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $115.44 $23.28 – $153.38
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $91.98 $27.39 – $30.13
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $326.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $100.80 $24.65 – $128.73
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $95.90 $27.39 – $98.60
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $100.80 $24.65 – $124.62
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $100.80 $24.65 – $128.73
Central Medical Center Seattle $123.20 $21.00 – $21.00

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