Dimethyl sulfoxide 50% 50 ml 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.

$243.82 with Molina vs $2,842.22 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 $243.82
WellPoint Apple Health $246.21
Coordinated Care Apple Health $246.21
United Healthcare Apple Health $250.99
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $258.16
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $756.02
Regence MedAdvantage $756.02
Aetna MedAdvantage $756.02
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $763.36
WellCare MedAdvantage $770.70
Molina MedAdvantage $770.70
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $807.40
Cigna Commercial $1,001.55
Premera HMO $1,020.33
Regence/Asuris Commercial $1,059.26
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,237.52
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,357.89
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,531.84
Premera Prime $1,531.84
Premera Signature $1,531.84
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,832.94
Kaiser PPO $2,842.22

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Dimethyl sulfoxide 50% 50 ml at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,859.56 $706.17 – $1,754.44
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,910.94 $531.04 – $1,462.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,859.56 $706.17 – $1,385.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,859.56 $706.17 – $1,754.44
Central Medical Center Seattle $958.38 $742.90 – $742.90
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,910.94 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $1,859.56 $748.98 – $1,385.60
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,910.94 $680.82 – $1,573.86

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