Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets 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

$212.80

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.

$532.00

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.

$73.49 with Molina vs $383.04 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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 $73.49 ↓ -65%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $74.21 ↓ -65%
WellPoint Apple Health $74.21 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare Apple Health $75.65 ↓ -64%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $77.82 ↓ -63%
Premera HMO $128.29 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $129.50 ↓ -39%
Aetna MedAdvantage $129.50 ↓ -39%
Regence MedAdvantage $129.50 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $130.75 ↓ -39%
WellCare MedAdvantage $132.01 ↓ -38%
Molina MedAdvantage $132.01 ↓ -38%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $138.30 ↓ -35%
Kaiser PPO $141.12 ↓ -34%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $147.53 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Commercial $153.95 ↓ -28%
Cigna Commercial $153.95 ↓ -28%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $159.08 ↓ -25%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $160.36 ↓ -25%
Premera Signature $160.36 ↓ -25%
Premera Prime $160.36 ↓ -25%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $197.64 ↓ -7%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $211.97 ↓ -0%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $232.59 ↑ +9%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $257.33 ↑ +21%
First Choice PPO $372.93 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $383.04 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $383.04 ↑ +80%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $399.42 $128.29 – $141.12
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $334.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $594.72 $115.46 – $602.96
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $567.70 $128.29 – $461.84
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $594.72 $115.46 – $583.72
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $594.72 $115.46 – $602.96
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $392.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $84.00 $128.29 – $237.34

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →