Ghs inf midline insertion 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

$806.00

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.

$2,015.00

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.

$434.17 with Molina vs $1,470.95 with Multiplan/PHCS — 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 $434.17 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $438.43 ↓ -46%
WellPoint Apple Health $438.43 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Apple Health $446.94 ↓ -45%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $459.71 ↓ -43%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $748.57 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $974.66 ↑ +21%
First Choice PPO $1,412.52 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,430.65 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,470.95 ↑ +83%

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Ghs inf midline insertion at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,935.50 $13,212.00 – $13,212.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $4,043.90 $3,379.00 – $3,379.00
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $292.12 – $292.12
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $908.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,415.52 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,415.52 not published
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,415.52 $9,339.00 – $9,339.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,069.12 $7,984.74 – $7,984.74

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