Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r 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

$546.00

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.

$1,365.00

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.

$55.82 with Molina vs $1,249.07 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 $55.82 ↓ -90%
WellPoint Apple Health $56.37 ↓ -90%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $56.37 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Apple Health $57.46 ↓ -89%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $59.11 ↓ -89%
SCAN MedAdvantage $235.80 ↓ -57%
Aetna MedAdvantage $242.87 ↓ -56%
Regence MedAdvantage $242.87 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $242.87 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $245.23 ↓ -55%
Molina MedAdvantage $247.59 ↓ -55%
WellCare MedAdvantage $247.59 ↓ -55%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $259.38 ↓ -52%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $397.56 ↓ -27%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $436.23 ↓ -20%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $507.10 ↓ -7%
Premera HMO $509.14 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $660.25 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $670.00 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial $678.18 ↑ +24%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $852.77 ↑ +56%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $911.81 ↑ +67%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $912.61 ↑ +67%
Premera Signature $912.61 ↑ +67%
Premera Prime $912.61 ↑ +67%
First Choice PPO $956.87 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $969.15 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $996.45 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $1,249.07 ↑ +129%

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Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $905.80 $240.61 – $612.36
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $681.80 $240.61 – $631.61
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $900.96 $250.04 – $836.02
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $900.96 $250.04 – $585.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $900.96 $250.74 – $556.64
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,512.00 $240.61 – $445.13
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $985.60 $196.20 – $445.13
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $694.20 $245.89 – $570.47

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