Interstitial brachy inter 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.

$111.42 with SCAN vs $545.86 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
SCAN MedAdvantage $111.42 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $114.77 —
Regence MedAdvantage $114.77 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $114.77 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $115.88 —
Molina MedAdvantage $116.99 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $116.99 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $122.56 —
Molina Apple Health $125.03 —
WellPoint Apple Health $126.26 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $126.26 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $128.71 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $132.38 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $187.86 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $206.13 —
Premera HMO $222.49 —
Cigna Commercial $320.46 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $320.63 —
Premera Signature $348.64 —
Premera Prime $348.64 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $348.64 —
Kaiser PPO $545.86 —

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Interstitial brachy inter at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $113.70 – $125.07
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $113.70 – $441.76
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $113.70 – $410.69
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $3,187.95 $543.55 – $2,496.73
St. Anne Hospital Burien $2,205.65 $255.47 – $2,496.73
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $2,196.93 $255.47 – $2,080.61
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $2,392.31 $255.47 – $2,080.61
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $2,552.43 $255.47 – $2,496.73

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