Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$1,195.20

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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.

$2,988.00

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.

$408.44 with SCAN vs $2,575.70 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $408.44 ↓ -66%
Premera HMO $416.78 ↓ -65%
Aetna MedAdvantage $420.70 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $420.70 ↓ -65%
Regence MedAdvantage $420.70 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $424.78 ↓ -64%
WellCare MedAdvantage $428.87 ↓ -64%
Molina MedAdvantage $428.87 ↓ -64%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $449.29 ↓ -62%
Kaiser PPO $458.46 ↓ -62%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $479.30 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Commercial $500.14 ↓ -58%
Cigna Commercial $500.14 ↓ -58%
Premera Signature $520.97 ↓ -56%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $520.97 ↓ -56%
Premera Prime $520.97 ↓ -56%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $688.64 ↓ -42%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $755.62 ↓ -37%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,110.04 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,445.30 ↑ +21%
First Choice PPO $2,094.59 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,121.48 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,181.24 ↑ +83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,575.70 ↑ +116%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $2,528.82 $416.78 – $458.46
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,590.30 $416.78 – $1,500.41
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $3,261.30 $416.78 – $1,778.64
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,768.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,386.56 $375.10 – $1,958.87
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,386.56 $375.10 – $1,896.35
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,386.56 $375.10 – $1,958.87
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $567.84 $416.78 – $2,596.54

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