Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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

$366.40

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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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$916.00

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.

$29.39 with Molina vs $659.52 with First Health — 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

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 $29.39 ↓ -92%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $29.67 ↓ -92%
WellPoint Apple Health $29.67 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Apple Health $30.25 ↓ -92%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $31.11 ↓ -92%
Premera HMO $102.26 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $103.22 ↓ -72%
Aetna MedAdvantage $103.22 ↓ -72%
Regence MedAdvantage $103.22 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $104.22 ↓ -72%
WellCare MedAdvantage $105.23 ↓ -71%
Molina MedAdvantage $105.23 ↓ -71%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $110.24 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $112.49 ↓ -69%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $117.60 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Commercial $122.71 ↓ -67%
Cigna Commercial $122.71 ↓ -67%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $127.82 ↓ -65%
Premera Prime $127.82 ↓ -65%
Premera Signature $127.82 ↓ -65%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $168.96 ↓ -54%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $185.40 ↓ -49%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $340.29 ↓ -7%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $345.64 ↓ -6%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $443.07 ↑ +21%
First Choice PPO $642.12 ↑ +75%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $659.52 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $659.52 ↑ +80%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $283.20 $92.03 – $310.67
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $283.20 $92.03 – $306.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $283.20 $92.03 – $227.02
Central Medical Center Seattle $317.60 $63.00 – $63.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $317.10 $102.26 – $189.18
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $389.90 $102.26 – $189.18
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $306.80 $102.26 – $237.24
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $588.00 $102.26 – $472.06

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