Apheresis wbc at MultiCare Valley Hospital

12606 East Mission Ave, Spokane Valley, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1538345251

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$2,436.40

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.

$6,091.00

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.

$1,160.81 with Molina vs $6,127.39 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
Molina Apple Health $1,160.81 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,172.19 ↓ -52%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,172.19 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,194.95 ↓ -51%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,229.10 ↓ -50%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,751.82 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $1,751.82 ↓ -28%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,751.82 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,768.83 ↓ -27%
Molina MedAdvantage $1,785.84 ↓ -27%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,785.84 ↓ -27%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,870.88 ↓ -23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,262.81 ↓ -7%
Premera HMO $2,403.66 ↓ -1%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $2,867.55 ↑ +18%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $2,946.22 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,146.48 ↑ +29%
Premera Signature $4,059.84 ↑ +67%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $4,059.84 ↑ +67%
Premera Prime $4,059.84 ↑ +67%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $4,148.99 ↑ +70%
First Choice PPO $4,269.79 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,385.52 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,385.52 ↑ +80%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,832.57 ↑ +98%
Cigna Commercial $4,891.58 ↑ +101%
Kaiser PPO $6,051.29 ↑ +148%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,127.39 ↑ +151%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Apheresis wbc at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $3,853.44 $1,803.48 – $6,221.01
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,498.60 $1,735.51 – $4,765.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $3,853.44 $1,803.48 – $6,022.47
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $3,853.44 $1,808.54 – $6,221.01
Central Medical Center Seattle $3,520.00 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $4,846.80 $1,735.51 – $6,462.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,109.60 $1,187.35 – $7,476.01
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,109.60 $1,214.81 – $7,476.01

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