Mopath procedure level 9 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

$1,198.80

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.

$2,997.00

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.

$274.06 with Molina vs $6,760.00 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 $274.06 ↓ -77%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $276.75 ↓ -77%
WellPoint Apple Health $276.75 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Apple Health $282.12 ↓ -76%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $290.18 ↓ -76%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,113.39 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,449.65 ↑ +21%
Premera HMO $2,000.00 ↑ +67%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,018.80 ↑ +68%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,018.80 ↑ +68%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $2,018.80 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,038.40 ↑ +70%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,058.00 ↑ +72%
Molina MedAdvantage $2,058.00 ↑ +72%
First Choice PPO $2,100.90 ↑ +75%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,156.00 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,157.84 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,157.84 ↑ +80%
Kaiser PPO $2,200.00 ↑ +84%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $2,300.00 ↑ +92%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,400.00 ↑ +100%
Cigna Commercial $2,400.00 ↑ +100%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,500.00 ↑ +109%
Premera Prime $2,500.00 ↑ +109%
Premera Signature $2,500.00 ↑ +109%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,304.56 ↑ +176%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,626.00 ↑ +202%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,760.00 ↑ +464%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Mopath procedure level 9 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $5,537.28 $1,800.00 – $6,076.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $5,537.28 $1,800.00 – $6,000.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $5,537.28 $1,800.00 – $4,440.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,948.10 $2,000.00 – $3,700.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,608.90 $2,000.00 – $3,700.00
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $1,536.00 $1,999.20 – $3,660.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,343.20 $280.33 – $3,920.00
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $1,343.20 $286.81 – $3,920.00

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