Pet image ltd area 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$894.49 with Molina vs $5,919.62 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $894.49 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $903.26 —
WellPoint Apple Health $903.26 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $920.80 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $947.11 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,413.83 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $1,456.25 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,456.25 —
Regence MedAdvantage $1,456.25 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,470.38 —
Molina MedAdvantage $1,484.52 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,484.52 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,555.21 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $2,383.72 —
Premera HMO $2,412.92 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $2,615.59 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,822.63 —
Cigna Commercial $4,066.25 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $4,128.52 —
Premera Prime $4,128.52 —
Premera Signature $4,128.52 —
Kaiser PPO $5,919.62 —

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Pet image ltd area at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,494.60 $1,442.68 – $4,579.88
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $4,140.50 $1,442.68 – $6,441.36
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $251.06 – $1,586.95
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,732.80 $1,499.19 – $5,979.29
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,732.80 $1,499.19 – $5,788.46
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,732.80 $259.56 – $5,979.29
Central Medical Center Seattle $4,480.00 $1,306.00 – $1,306.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $5,119.92 $1,474.35 – $5,343.20

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →