IV Push Injection (first drug) at Providence Holy Family Hospital

5633 N Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA · Providence · · NPI 1225289895

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$355.60

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.

$508.00

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.

$237.02 with Kaiser vs $868.97 with Unitedhealthcare — 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
Kaiser Medicare Managed Care Plan $237.02 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Premera Medicare Managed Care Plan $246.51 ↓ -31%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $253.62 ↓ -29%
Blue Shield Asuris Medicare Managed Care Plan $255.99 ↓ -28%
Amerigroup Medicare Managed Care Plan $260.73 ↓ -27%
Unitedhealthcare Aco Tiered Other Commercial Plan $284.43 ↓ -20%
Community Health Plan Cascade Care Exchange $379.24 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross Premera - Lifewise Health Plan Of Washington Affordable Care Network Other Commercial Plan $426.64 ↑ +20%
Coordinated Care Ambetter Exchange $438.50 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Premera Heritage Exchange $475.62 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Premera All Commercial Plans $608.58 ↑ +71%
Providence Health Plan Signature/Choice/Extend Ppo Networks Other Commercial Plan $622.19 ↑ +75%
Kaiser All Commercial Plans $729.56 ↑ +105%
Blue Shield Asuris All Commercial Plans $802.46 ↑ +126%
Unitedhealthcare Navigate Exchange $842.91 ↑ +137%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $868.97 ↑ +144%

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IV Push Injection (first drug) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $186.90 $237.02 – $661.46
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane $470.00 $30.18 – $921.30
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $237.02 – $260.73
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $148.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $430.08 $246.31 – $863.58
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $430.08 $246.31 – $836.02
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $430.08 $247.00 – $863.58
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $613.60 $246.31 – $1,144.70

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