Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 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

$381.60

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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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$954.00

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.

$260.57 with SCAN vs $1,041.50 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $260.57 ↓ -32%
Regence MedAdvantage $268.38 ↓ -30%
Aetna MedAdvantage $268.38 ↓ -30%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $268.38 ↓ -30%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $270.99 ↓ -29%
WellCare MedAdvantage $273.60 ↓ -28%
Molina MedAdvantage $273.60 ↓ -28%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $286.62 ↓ -25%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $354.41 ↓ -7%
Premera HMO $424.53 ↑ +11%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $439.32 ↑ +15%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $461.45 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $482.05 ↑ +26%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $665.74 ↑ +74%
First Choice PPO $668.75 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $677.34 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $696.42 ↑ +83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $707.79 ↑ +85%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $712.44 ↑ +87%
Premera Prime $712.44 ↑ +87%
Premera Signature $712.44 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare Commercial $740.35 ↑ +94%
Cigna Commercial $749.39 ↑ +96%
Kaiser PPO $1,041.50 ↑ +173%

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $656.60 $265.88 – $838.94
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $853.30 $265.88 – $839.23
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $801.60 $276.30 – $1,095.29
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $801.60 $276.30 – $1,060.33
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $801.60 $277.07 – $1,095.29
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $444.50 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $784.70 $265.88 – $911.19
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $543.40 $271.72 – $978.77

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