I131 iodide sol, rx 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.

$20.97 with Aetna vs $325.43 with Community Health Plan of Washington — 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
Aetna MedAdvantage $20.97
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $20.97
Regence MedAdvantage $20.97
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $21.17
WellCare MedAdvantage $21.37
Molina MedAdvantage $21.37
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $22.39
Cigna Commercial $29.23
Regence/Asuris Commercial $30.60
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $34.32
Premera HMO $36.34
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $37.66
Premera Prime $45.90
Premera Signature $45.90
Premera Other Commercial Plans $45.90
Kaiser PPO $101.06
Molina Apple Health $307.35
WellPoint Apple Health $310.36
Coordinated Care Apple Health $310.36
United Healthcare Apple Health $316.39
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $325.43

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I131 iodide sol, rx at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $20.77 – $22.85
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $20.40 – $63.10
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $15.91 – $52.86
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $20.40 – $48.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $20.40 – $46.11
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $13.42 – $13.42
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $20.40 – $38.61
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds not published $20.77 – $52.76

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