Rmvl perm pm pulse gen 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

$14,272.80

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.

$35,682.00

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.

$4,742.43 with Molina vs $36,324.33 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 $4,742.43 ↓ -67%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $4,788.93 ↓ -66%
WellPoint Apple Health $4,788.93 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare Apple Health $4,881.92 ↓ -66%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $5,021.40 ↓ -65%
Regence MedAdvantage $9,308.32 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $9,308.32 ↓ -35%
Aetna MedAdvantage $9,308.32 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $9,398.69 ↓ -34%
Molina MedAdvantage $9,489.06 ↓ -34%
WellCare MedAdvantage $9,489.06 ↓ -34%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $9,940.92 ↓ -30%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $13,255.86 ↓ -7%
Premera HMO $14,428.51 ↑ +1%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $15,236.72 ↑ +7%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $16,718.82 ↑ +17%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $17,259.38 ↑ +21%
Premera Signature $22,479.66 ↑ +58%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $22,479.66 ↑ +58%
Premera Prime $22,479.66 ↑ +58%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $22,973.31 ↑ +61%
First Choice PPO $25,013.08 ↑ +75%
United Healthcare Commercial $25,677.87 ↑ +80%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $25,691.04 ↑ +80%
First Health All Commercial Plans $25,691.04 ↑ +80%
Cigna Commercial $25,991.40 ↑ +82%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $30,934.34 ↑ +117%
Kaiser PPO $36,324.33 ↑ +155%
SCAN MedAdvantage not published by hospital

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Rmvl perm pm pulse gen at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $26,473.44 $7,277.00 – $37,215.81
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $4,540.20 $8,066.00 – $23,689.74
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $26,473.44 $7,277.00 – $35,840.28
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $26,473.44 $7,277.00 – $37,215.81
Central Medical Center Seattle $20,231.20 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,741.90 $7,527.99 – $17,060.02
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $9,568.30 $397.59 – $28,351.26
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $7,673.12 $6,914.00 – $28,962.61

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