Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$30,393.20

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.

$75,983.00

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.

$7,441.33 with Molina vs $54,707.76 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
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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 $7,441.33 ↓ -76%
WellPoint Apple Health $7,514.28 ↓ -75%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $7,514.28 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Apple Health $7,660.19 ↓ -75%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $7,879.05 ↓ -74%
Aetna MedAdvantage $12,985.13 ↓ -57%
Regence MedAdvantage $12,985.13 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $12,985.13 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $13,111.20 ↓ -57%
Molina MedAdvantage $13,237.26 ↓ -56%
WellCare MedAdvantage $13,237.26 ↓ -56%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $13,867.61 ↓ -54%
Premera HMO $17,590.90 ↓ -42%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $21,255.26 ↓ -30%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $23,322.80 ↓ -23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $28,227.68 ↓ -7%
Premera Signature $29,109.21 ↓ -4%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $29,109.21 ↓ -4%
Premera Prime $29,109.21 ↓ -4%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $29,748.42 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Commercial $35,820.70 ↑ +18%
Cigna Commercial $36,258.07 ↑ +19%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $36,752.98 ↑ +21%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $42,389.29 ↑ +39%
Kaiser PPO $47,238.13 ↑ +55%
First Choice PPO $53,264.08 ↑ +75%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $54,707.76 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $54,707.76 ↑ +80%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $54,587.52 $7,277.00 – $48,254.30
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $29,089.20 $5,419.00 – $32,739.40
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $54,587.52 $7,277.00 – $46,470.77
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $54,587.52 $7,277.00 – $48,254.30
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $21,401.10 $9,748.08 – $23,798.77
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $16,262.40 $527.81 – $36,760.46
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $27,635.30 $2,985.00 – $33,768.53
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $10,307.96 $7,246.00 – $37,553.14

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