Assay of leflunomide 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

$14.00

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$35.00

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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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$7.12 with Molina vs $69.93 with Ambetter — 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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $7.12 ↓ -49%
WellPoint Apple Health $7.19 ↓ -49%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $7.19 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Apple Health $7.33 ↓ -48%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $7.54 ↓ -46%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $13.00 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $16.93 ↑ +21%
First Choice PPO $24.54 ↑ +75%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $25.20 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $25.20 ↑ +80%
Premera HMO $38.57 ↑ +176%
Regence MedAdvantage $38.93 ↑ +178%
Aetna MedAdvantage $38.93 ↑ +178%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $38.93 ↑ +178%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $39.31 ↑ +181%
WellCare MedAdvantage $39.69 ↑ +184%
Molina MedAdvantage $39.69 ↑ +184%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $41.58 ↑ +197%
Kaiser PPO $42.43 ↑ +203%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $44.36 ↑ +217%
United Healthcare Commercial $46.28 ↑ +231%
Cigna Commercial $46.28 ↑ +231%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $47.83 ↑ +242%
Premera Prime $48.21 ↑ +244%
Premera Signature $48.21 ↑ +244%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $48.21 ↑ +244%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $63.73 ↑ +355%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $69.93 ↑ +400%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Assay of leflunomide at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $121.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $181.92 $34.71 – $117.18
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $117.60 $38.57 – $98.16
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $181.92 $34.71 – $90.25
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $181.92 $34.71 – $85.63
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $121.80 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $184.80 $38.57 – $71.35
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $56.00 $38.57 – $71.35

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →