Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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

$282.00

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.

$705.00

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.

$21.84 with Molina vs $514.65 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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 $21.84 ↓ -92%
WellPoint Apple Health $22.06 ↓ -92%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $22.06 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Apple Health $22.49 ↓ -92%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $23.13 ↓ -92%
SCAN MedAdvantage $77.19 ↓ -73%
Premera HMO $78.77 ↓ -72%
Regence MedAdvantage $79.51 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $79.51 ↓ -72%
Aetna MedAdvantage $79.51 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $80.28 ↓ -72%
WellCare MedAdvantage $81.05 ↓ -71%
Molina MedAdvantage $81.05 ↓ -71%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $84.91 ↓ -70%
Kaiser PPO $86.65 ↓ -69%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $90.59 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare Commercial $94.52 ↓ -66%
Cigna Commercial $94.52 ↓ -66%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $98.46 ↓ -65%
Premera Prime $98.46 ↓ -65%
Premera Signature $98.46 ↓ -65%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $130.15 ↓ -54%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $142.81 ↓ -49%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $261.91 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $341.01 ↑ +21%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $486.80 ↑ +73%
First Choice PPO $494.21 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $500.55 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $514.65 ↑ +83%

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $155.61 $78.77 – $86.65
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $339.50 $78.77 – $283.57
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $212.80 $78.77 – $336.14
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $259.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $363.84 $70.89 – $370.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $363.84 $70.89 – $358.40
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $363.84 $70.89 – $370.22
Central Medical Center Seattle $238.40 $60.00 – $60.00

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