Physical Therapy Evaluation (low complexity) at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA · Providence · · NPI 1891947263

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

$449.40

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$642.00

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$110.84 with Unitedhealthcare vs $542.84 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Unitedhealthcare Navigate Exchange $110.84 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Hmo $114.17 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care - Ppo $115.27 ↓ -74%
Unitedhealthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $116.38 ↓ -74%
Blue Shield Asuris Medicare Managed Care Plan $119.71 ↓ -73%
Unitedhealthcare Aco Tiered Other Commercial Plan $121.92 ↓ -73%
Cigna Medicare Managed Care Plan $133.01 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Premera Heritage Signature Exchange $157.83 ↓ -65%
First Choice All Commercial Plans $166.63 ↓ -63%
Molina Exchange $187.32 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Premera - Lifewise Health Plan Of Washington Affordable Care Network Other Commercial Plan $199.51 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Premera All Commercial Plans $201.06 ↓ -55%
Coordinated Care Exchange $205.05 ↓ -54%
Kaiser All Commercial Plans $279.43 ↓ -38%
Providence Health Plan All Commercial Plans $282.09 ↓ -37%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $367.71 ↓ -18%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $542.84 ↑ +21%

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Physical Therapy Evaluation (low complexity) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $299.90 $110.84 – $121.92
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $182.00 $110.84 – $466.39
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane $190.00 $59.54 – $453.45
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $123.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $221.28 $88.67 – $336.73
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $221.28 $88.67 – $263.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $221.28 $88.67 – $246.06
Central Medical Center Seattle $288.80 not published

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