Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
800 West Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1356528269
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$1,987.12 with Molina vs $12,688.83 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| Molina | Apple Health | $1,987.12 | — |
| Coordinated Care | Apple Health | $2,006.61 | — |
| WellPoint | Apple Health | $2,006.61 | — |
| United Healthcare | Apple Health | $2,045.57 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Apple Health | $2,104.01 | — |
| SCAN | MedAdvantage | $3,620.67 | — |
| Blue Cross of Idaho | MedAdvantage | $3,729.29 | — |
| Aetna | MedAdvantage | $3,729.29 | — |
| Regence | MedAdvantage | $3,729.29 | — |
| United Healthcare | MedAdvantage | $3,765.50 | — |
| Molina | MedAdvantage | $3,801.71 | — |
| WellCare | MedAdvantage | $3,801.71 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | MedAdvantage | $3,982.74 | — |
| Premera | HMO | $4,848.88 | — |
| Community Health Plan of Washington | Cascade Care | $6,104.45 | — |
| Ambetter | Coordinated Care Exchange | $6,698.24 | — |
| Premera | Other Commercial Plans | $9,360.99 | — |
| Premera | Prime | $9,360.99 | — |
| Premera | Signature | $9,360.99 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $9,496.18 | — |
| Cigna | Commercial | $10,413.23 | — |
| Kaiser | PPO | $12,688.83 | — |
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Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane | not published | $3,694.56 – $4,064.02 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | not published | $3,694.56 – $9,402.66 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane | not published | $3,694.56 – $9,698.23 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale | $1,802.69 | $2,573.24 – $13,408.63 |
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien | $1,247.23 | $1,756.34 – $3,676.05 |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor | $1,242.30 | $2,940.84 – $7,741.04 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma | $1,352.78 | $2,940.84 – $7,741.04 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw | $1,443.32 | $694.37 – $3,676.05 |