Ghs change cysto/gastrost 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

$451.60

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.

$1,129.00

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.

$136.45 with Molina vs $958.32 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
Molina Apple Health $136.45 ↓ -70%
WellPoint Apple Health $137.79 ↓ -69%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $137.79 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Apple Health $140.46 ↓ -69%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $144.48 ↓ -68%
SCAN MedAdvantage $272.85 ↓ -40%
Aetna MedAdvantage $281.03 ↓ -38%
Regence MedAdvantage $281.03 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $281.03 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $283.76 ↓ -37%
Molina MedAdvantage $286.49 ↓ -37%
WellCare MedAdvantage $286.49 ↓ -37%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $300.13 ↓ -34%
Premera HMO $390.62 ↓ -14%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $419.42 ↓ -7%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $460.02 ↑ +2%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $504.77 ↑ +12%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $546.10 ↑ +21%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $671.47 ↑ +49%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $712.15 ↑ +58%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $718.57 ↑ +59%
Premera Prime $718.57 ↑ +59%
Premera Signature $718.57 ↑ +59%
United Healthcare Commercial $775.25 ↑ +72%
Cigna Commercial $784.72 ↑ +74%
First Choice PPO $791.43 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $801.59 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $824.17 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $958.32 ↑ +112%

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Ghs change cysto/gastrost at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $775.60 $278.42 – $728.19
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $888.30 $278.42 – $3,379.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $299.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $864.00 $289.32 – $1,104.03
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $864.00 $289.32 – $1,068.80
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $864.00 $290.13 – $1,104.03
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $708.24 $289.32 – $1,374.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $389.90 not published

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