Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit 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

$1,424.80

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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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$3,562.00

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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.

$253.58 with Molina vs $2,571.61 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

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

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 $253.58 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $256.07 ↓ -82%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $256.07 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Apple Health $261.04 ↓ -82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $268.50 ↓ -81%
Aetna MedAdvantage $668.76 ↓ -53%
Regence MedAdvantage $668.76 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $668.76 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $675.26 ↓ -53%
Molina MedAdvantage $681.75 ↓ -52%
WellCare MedAdvantage $681.75 ↓ -52%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $714.21 ↓ -50%
Premera HMO $1,021.47 ↓ -28%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,094.70 ↓ -23%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,201.18 ↓ -16%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,323.28 ↓ -7%
Premera Signature $1,530.98 ↑ +7%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,530.98 ↑ +7%
Premera Prime $1,530.98 ↑ +7%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $1,564.59 ↑ +10%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,722.94 ↑ +21%
Cigna Commercial $1,867.36 ↑ +31%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,195.15 ↑ +54%
First Choice PPO $2,496.96 ↑ +75%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,564.64 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,564.64 ↑ +80%
Kaiser PPO $2,571.61 ↑ +80%
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Platelets pheresis pathogen-reduced each unit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $1,548.40 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,057.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $879.36 $607.43 – $2,723.44
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,548.40 $607.43 – $2,203.24
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $879.36 $607.43 – $2,570.44
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $879.36 $607.43 – $2,723.44
Central Medical Center Seattle $730.40 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $879.36 $607.43 – $2,509.24

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