Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide 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

$5,932.80

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$14,832.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2,132.49 with SCAN vs $10,827.36 with Multiplan/PHCS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
SCAN MedAdvantage $2,132.49 ↓ -64%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,196.46 ↓ -63%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,196.46 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $2,196.46 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,217.79 ↓ -63%
Molina MedAdvantage $2,239.11 ↓ -62%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,239.11 ↓ -62%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,345.74 ↓ -60%
Premera HMO $3,063.58 ↓ -48%
Molina Apple Health $3,179.36 ↓ -46%
WellPoint Apple Health $3,210.53 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,210.53 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,272.87 ↓ -45%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,366.38 ↓ -43%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,595.37 ↓ -39%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,945.10 ↓ -34%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $5,245.70 ↓ -12%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,510.09 ↓ -7%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $5,613.70 ↓ -5%
Premera Prime $5,613.70 ↓ -5%
Premera Signature $5,613.70 ↓ -5%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $5,718.01 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,059.16 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial $6,133.14 ↑ +3%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $7,174.24 ↑ +21%
Kaiser PPO $8,016.94 ↑ +35%
First Choice PPO $10,397.23 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $10,530.72 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $10,827.36 ↑ +83%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Dcm pq ndl dsk sgl/mlt lv lmbr w/guide at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $8,801.80 $2,176.01 – $5,537.94
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $2,176.01 – $2,393.61
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $2,176.01 – $17,300.00
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $14,675.52 $2,261.24 – $8,373.23
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $14,675.52 $2,261.24 – $8,063.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $14,675.52 $2,267.58 – $8,373.23
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $10,346.96 $2,223.77 – $24,031.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $5,932.80 $2,196.46 – $7,998.96

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →