Curette/treat cornea 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$359.98 with Molina vs $3,883.25 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $359.98
WellPoint Apple Health $363.51
Coordinated Care Apple Health $363.51
United Healthcare Apple Health $370.57
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $381.15
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $1,121.31
Regence MedAdvantage $1,121.31
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,121.31
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,132.19
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,143.08
Molina MedAdvantage $1,143.08
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,197.51
Premera HMO $1,542.48
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,835.46
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $2,014.00
Premera Prime $2,678.91
Premera Signature $2,678.91
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,678.91
Regence/Asuris Commercial $2,737.74
Cigna Commercial $3,131.01
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,620.24
Kaiser PPO $3,883.25

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Curette/treat cornea at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,309.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,009.76 $1,154.37 – $3,792.76
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,710.80 $1,110.87 – $2,827.15
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,009.76 $1,154.37 – $3,671.71
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,009.76 $1,157.61 – $3,792.76
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $2,087.80 $1,154.37 – $4,720.77
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,720.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,344.70 $897.12 – $3,663.64

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →