Bld push tfuj 2 yr/< 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

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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.

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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.

$312.25 with Molina vs $1,814.49 with Kaiser — 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 $312.25
WellPoint Apple Health $315.31
Coordinated Care Apple Health $315.31
United Healthcare Apple Health $321.44
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $330.62
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $496.24
Regence MedAdvantage $496.24
Aetna MedAdvantage $496.24
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $501.06
WellCare MedAdvantage $505.88
Molina MedAdvantage $505.88
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $529.97
Premera HMO $720.74
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $812.29
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $891.31
Premera Prime $1,148.65
Premera Signature $1,148.65
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,148.65
Regence/Asuris Commercial $1,173.87
Cigna Commercial $1,385.65
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,634.10
Kaiser PPO $1,814.49

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Bld push tfuj 2 yr/< at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $609.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,054.08 $510.88 – $1,823.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $965.30 $491.62 – $1,396.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,054.08 $510.88 – $1,765.58
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,054.08 $512.31 – $1,823.79
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $941.72 $510.88 – $2,417.49
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $713.30 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,496.60 $384.66 – $909.50

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