Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout 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.

$8.59 with Molina vs $201.59 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 $8.59 —
WellPoint Apple Health $8.68 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $8.68 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $8.85 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $9.10 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $31.97 —
Premera HMO $32.62 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $32.93 —
Regence MedAdvantage $32.93 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $32.93 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $33.25 —
Molina MedAdvantage $33.57 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $33.57 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $35.16 —
Kaiser PPO $35.88 —
Cigna Commercial $39.14 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $40.78 —
Premera Prime $40.78 —
Premera Signature $40.78 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $53.90 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $59.14 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $201.59 —

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Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $438.90 $32.62 – $117.43
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $161.00 $32.62 – $139.19
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $32.62 – $35.88
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $149.10 not published
Central Medical Center Seattle $200.80 $25.00 – $25.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $206.96 $32.62 – $203.22
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $239.40 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $214.20 $32.62 – $60.35

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