Set-up cardiovert-defibrill 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.

$46.66 with Molina vs $1,233.86 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
Molina Apple Health $46.66 —
Coordinated Care Apple Health $47.11 —
WellPoint Apple Health $47.11 —
United Healthcare Apple Health $48.03 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $49.40 —
SCAN MedAdvantage $335.41 —
Blue Cross of Idaho MedAdvantage $345.47 —
Aetna MedAdvantage $345.47 —
Regence MedAdvantage $345.47 —
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $348.83 —
Molina MedAdvantage $352.18 —
WellCare MedAdvantage $352.18 —
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $368.95 —
Premera HMO $502.94 —
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $565.50 —
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $620.51 —
Premera Other Commercial Plans $868.43 —
Premera Prime $868.43 —
Premera Signature $868.43 —
Aetna All Commercial Plans $878.18 —
Cigna Commercial $964.66 —
Kaiser PPO $1,233.86 —

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Set-up cardiovert-defibrill at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $342.26 – $376.48
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $342.26 – $975.28
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane not published $342.26 – $898.42
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $518.16 $2.93 – $819.44
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $355.66 – $1,273.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $355.66 – $1,232.64
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $356.66 – $1,273.28
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $355.66 – $1,687.77

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