N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta 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

$2,438.00

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.

$6,095.00

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.

$262.45 with Molina vs $4,437.63 with Kaiser — 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 $262.45 ↓ -89%
WellPoint Apple Health $265.02 ↓ -89%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $265.02 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Apple Health $270.17 ↓ -89%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $277.88 ↓ -89%
Aetna MedAdvantage $965.93 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $965.93 ↓ -60%
Regence MedAdvantage $965.93 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $975.31 ↓ -60%
Molina MedAdvantage $984.68 ↓ -60%
WellCare MedAdvantage $984.68 ↓ -60%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,031.57 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,581.12 ↓ -35%
Premera HMO $1,651.61 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,734.92 ↓ -29%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,264.29 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,664.59 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial $2,697.13 ↑ +11%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,766.51 ↑ +13%
Premera Prime $2,766.51 ↑ +13%
Premera Signature $2,766.51 ↑ +13%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $2,827.26 ↑ +16%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $2,948.15 ↑ +21%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,802.85 ↑ +56%
First Choice PPO $4,272.60 ↑ +75%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,388.40 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,388.40 ↑ +80%
Kaiser PPO $4,437.63 ↑ +82%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,633.28 $994.41 – $3,021.02
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,021.60 $956.93 – $2,435.39
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,633.28 $994.41 – $2,326.92
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,633.28 $997.20 – $2,213.79
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,755.52 $977.94 – $3,797.92
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,194.83 $3,132.99 – $4,475.70
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,518.54 $2,138.39 – $4,475.70
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,512.54 $3,580.56 – $3,729.75

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