Bronchoscopy treat blockage 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

$4,342.00

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.

$10,855.00

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.

$2,327.31 with Molina vs $14,868.08 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 $2,327.31 ↓ -46%
WellPoint Apple Health $2,350.13 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,350.13 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,395.76 ↓ -45%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,464.21 ↓ -43%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $4,032.63 ↓ -7%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,071.57 ↓ -6%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,193.72 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $4,193.72 ↓ -3%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,193.72 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,234.43 ↓ -2%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,275.15 ↓ -2%
Molina MedAdvantage $4,275.15 ↓ -2%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,478.73 ↑ +3%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $5,250.56 ↑ +21%
Premera HMO $5,681.65 ↑ +31%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,864.66 ↑ +58%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,532.40 ↑ +73%
First Choice PPO $7,609.36 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $7,707.05 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $7,924.15 ↑ +83%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $10,174.29 ↑ +134%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $10,795.94 ↑ +149%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $10,888.07 ↑ +151%
Premera Signature $10,888.07 ↑ +151%
Premera Prime $10,888.07 ↑ +151%
United Healthcare Commercial $11,568.76 ↑ +166%
Cigna Commercial $11,710.01 ↑ +170%
Kaiser PPO $14,868.08 ↑ +242%

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Bronchoscopy treat blockage at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $4,154.66 – $4,570.13
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $4,154.66 – $10,573.61
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $4,154.66 – $10,905.99
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $4,342.00 $2,310.79 – $14,834.74
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $2,621.36 $3,741.85 – $15,711.49
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,813.64 $2,553.96 – $5,345.49
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,806.47 $4,276.39 – $9,070.53
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $2,839.60 $2,363.62 – $17,896.91

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