Piflu f-18, dia 1 millicurie 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

$1,036.40

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.

$2,591.00

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.

$339.56 with SCAN vs $2,776.63 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 $339.56 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Commercial $346.49 ↓ -67%
Regence MedAdvantage $349.75 ↓ -66%
Aetna MedAdvantage $349.75 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $349.75 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $353.14 ↓ -66%
WellCare MedAdvantage $356.54 ↓ -66%
Molina MedAdvantage $356.54 ↓ -66%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $373.52 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial $465.42 ↓ -55%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $572.50 ↓ -45%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $628.19 ↓ -39%
Premera HMO $892.85 ↓ -14%
Regence/Asuris Commercial $922.68 ↓ -11%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $962.56 ↓ -7%
First Choice MCC Wellfound Employee $1,253.27 ↑ +21%
Premera Prime $1,305.79 ↑ +26%
Premera Signature $1,305.79 ↑ +26%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,305.79 ↑ +26%
First Choice PPO $1,816.29 ↑ +75%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,839.61 ↑ +78%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,891.43 ↑ +83%
Kaiser PPO $2,588.36 ↑ +150%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,776.63 ↑ +168%

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Piflu f-18, dia 1 millicurie at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $346.49 – $686.57
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $346.49 – $686.57
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,036.40 $346.49 – $2,582.56
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $1,673.15 $346.35 – $1,230.24
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,088.80 $339.56 – $2,687.02
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $1,088.80 $339.56 – $2,687.02
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $938.91 $232.71 – $1,719.00
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $1,209.20 $339.56 – $892.85

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