Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

$183.20

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.

$458.00

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.

$114.17 with SCAN vs $476.68 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 $114.17 ↓ -38%
Regence MedAdvantage $117.59 ↓ -36%
Aetna MedAdvantage $117.59 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $117.59 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $118.74 ↓ -35%
WellCare MedAdvantage $119.88 ↓ -35%
Molina MedAdvantage $119.88 ↓ -35%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $125.59 ↓ -31%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $170.15 ↓ -7%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $192.49 ↑ +5%
Premera HMO $194.30 ↑ +6%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $211.21 ↑ +15%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $221.53 ↑ +21%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $298.69 ↑ +63%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $311.39 ↑ +70%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $319.66 ↑ +74%
Premera Prime $319.66 ↑ +74%
Premera Signature $319.66 ↑ +74%
First Choice PPO $321.06 ↑ +75%
United Healthcare Commercial $324.39 ↑ +77%
First Health All Commercial Plans $325.18 ↑ +78%
Cigna Commercial $328.36 ↑ +79%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $334.34 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $476.68 ↑ +160%

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $317.10 $116.50 – $403.49
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $411.60 $116.50 – $376.53
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $526.78
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $409.92 $121.40 – $526.78
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $214.20 not published
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $453.96 $119.06 – $470.74
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $183.20 $117.59 – $475.62

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