Implant eye drug system 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.

$2,202.02 with Molina vs $71,450.09 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 $2,202.02 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,223.61 —
WellPoint Apple Health $2,223.61 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,266.78 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,331.55 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $15,237.43 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $15,694.55 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $15,694.55 —
Regence MedAdvantage $15,694.55 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $15,846.93 —
Molina MedAdvantage $15,999.30 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $15,999.30 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $16,761.17 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $25,690.31 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $28,189.25 —
Premera HMO $32,886.84 —
Cigna Commercial $43,823.57 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $44,990.48 —
Premera Signature $45,890.41 —
Premera Prime $45,890.41 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $45,890.41 —
Kaiser PPO $71,450.09 —

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Implant eye drug system at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $15,548.40 – $17,103.24
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $11,397.00 – $39,916.00
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $6,264.00 – $40,814.55
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $14,332.02 $9.34 – $3,568.17
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $62,706.75
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $60,389.05
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $7,277.00 – $62,706.75
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published

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