Bronchial valve remov addl 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.

$1,943.75 with SCAN vs $7,129.58 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,943.75 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,002.06 —
Regence MedAdvantage $2,002.06 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $2,002.06 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,021.50 —
Molina MedAdvantage $2,040.94 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,040.94 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,138.13 —
Molina Apple Health $2,327.31 —
WellPoint Apple Health $2,350.13 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,350.13 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,395.76 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,464.21 —
Premera HMO $2,724.47 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,277.16 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,595.94 —
Premera Signature $4,934.78 —
Premera Prime $4,934.78 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $4,934.78 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $5,049.52 —
Cigna Commercial $5,590.30 —
Kaiser PPO $7,129.58 —

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Bronchial valve remov addl at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $1,983.42 – $2,181.76
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $1,983.42 – $5,047.80
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $1,983.42 – $5,206.48
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,398.40 $2,025.55 – $8,543.90
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,398.40 $2,035.71 – $8,543.90
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $2,089.98 $1.96 – $335.85
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $3,398.40 $2,019.88 – $9,208.70
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $3,398.40 $2,025.55 – $8,543.90

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