Genome sequence analysis 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.

$276.02 with Molina vs $15,546.41 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 $276.02 —
WellPoint Apple Health $278.73 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $278.73 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $284.14 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $292.26 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,930.58 —
Premera HMO $5,031.20 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $5,078.49 —
Regence MedAdvantage $5,078.49 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $5,078.49 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $5,127.80 —
Molina MedAdvantage $5,177.10 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $5,177.10 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $5,423.63 —
Kaiser PPO $5,534.32 —
Cigna Commercial $6,037.44 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $6,289.00 —
Premera Prime $6,289.00 —
Premera Signature $6,289.00 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $8,312.95 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $9,121.57 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $15,546.41 —

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Genome sequence analysis at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $5,031.20 – $5,534.32
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $0.06 – $12,804.40
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $0.05 – $13,206.90
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,488.00 $280.33 – $9,861.15
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,488.00 $286.81 – $9,861.15
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $6,414.78 $3,521.84 – $15,726.02
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $2,790.40 $301.68 – $9,121.57
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $3,488.00 $280.33 – $9,861.15

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →