Acetylcholinesterase assay at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

800 West Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1356528269

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

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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.

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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.

$8.30 with Molina vs $75.95 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 $8.30 —
WellPoint Apple Health $8.39 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $8.39 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $8.55 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.79 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $12.04 —
Premera HMO $12.29 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $12.41 —
Regence MedAdvantage $12.41 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $12.41 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $12.53 —
Molina MedAdvantage $12.65 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $12.65 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $13.25 —
Kaiser PPO $13.52 —
Cigna Commercial $14.75 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $15.36 —
Premera Prime $15.36 —
Premera Signature $15.36 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $20.31 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $22.28 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $75.95 —

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Acetylcholinesterase assay at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $182.00 $12.29 – $44.24
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $126.00 $12.29 – $52.44
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $12.29 – $13.52
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $282.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $56.64 $11.06 – $57.76
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $56.64 $11.06 – $55.92
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $56.64 $11.06 – $57.76
Central Medical Center Seattle $54.40 $10.00 – $10.00

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →