Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a & b 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

$137.20

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.

$343.00

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.

$18.64 with Molina vs $482.09 with Aetna — 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 $18.64 ↓ -86%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $18.82 ↓ -86%
WellPoint Apple Health $18.82 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Apple Health $19.19 ↓ -86%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $19.73 ↓ -86%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $127.42 ↓ -7%
Premera HMO $142.63 ↑ +4%
Regence MedAdvantage $143.97 ↑ +5%
Aetna MedAdvantage $143.97 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $143.97 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $145.37 ↑ +6%
WellCare MedAdvantage $146.77 ↑ +7%
Molina MedAdvantage $146.77 ↑ +7%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $153.76 ↑ +12%
Kaiser PPO $156.89 ↑ +14%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $164.02 ↑ +20%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $165.91 ↑ +21%
Cigna Commercial $171.16 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Commercial $171.16 ↑ +25%
Premera Signature $178.29 ↑ +30%
Premera Prime $178.29 ↑ +30%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $178.29 ↑ +30%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $235.66 ↑ +72%
First Choice PPO $240.44 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $246.96 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $246.96 ↑ +80%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $258.59 ↑ +88%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $482.09 ↑ +251%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a & b at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $163.17 $142.63 – $156.89
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $217.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $592.32 $128.37 – $433.31
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $267.40 $142.63 – $362.99
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $592.32 $128.37 – $333.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $592.32 $128.37 – $316.64
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $143.00 $142.63 – $417.20
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $255.50 not published

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →