Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital

2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1053373480

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$793.20

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.

$1,983.00

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.

$172.81 with Molina vs $2,600.00 with Cigna — 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 $172.81 ↓ -78%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $182.97 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Apple Health $194.83 ↓ -75%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $194.83 ↓ -75%
WellPoint Apple Health $200.76 ↓ -75%
SCAN MedAdvantage $279.07 ↓ -65%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $284.65 ↓ -64%
Regence MedAdvantage $287.44 ↓ -64%
Aetna MedAdvantage $293.02 ↓ -63%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $293.02 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $293.02 ↓ -63%
WellCare MedAdvantage $295.81 ↓ -63%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $312.56 ↓ -61%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $426.46 ↓ -46%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $446.51 ↓ -44%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $477.21 ↓ -40%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $649.19 ↓ -18%
Regence RealValue $686.57 ↓ -13%
First Choice First Choice PPO $699.12 ↓ -12%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $737.18 ↓ -7%
Premera Prime $762.64 ↓ -4%
Regence MCC/AHN $762.86 ↓ -4%
Regence Commercial $762.86 ↓ -4%
Regence Blue High Performance $762.86 ↓ -4%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $818.61 ↑ +3%
Premera Signature $818.61 ↑ +3%
Riverside Christian Commercial $971.67 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,628.04 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,685.55 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,699.43 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,699.43 ↑ +114%
Cigna Commercial $2,600.00 ↑ +228%

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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $955.08 $238.31 – $292.47
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $2,934.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,015.68 $276.30 – $1,095.29
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,998.10 $265.88 – $838.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,015.68 $276.30 – $1,060.33
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,015.68 $277.07 – $1,095.29
Central Medical Center Seattle $2,160.00 $242.00 – $242.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,083.68 $276.30 – $1,451.84

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