Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen 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

$21.60

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.

$54.00

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.

$3.31 with Molina vs $46.28 with Aetna — 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 $3.31 ↓ -85%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3.51 ↓ -84%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3.74 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3.74 ↓ -83%
WellPoint Apple Health $3.85 ↓ -82%
Regence RealValue $8.06 ↓ -63%
SCAN MedAdvantage $8.17 ↓ -62%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $8.33 ↓ -61%
Regence MedAdvantage $8.41 ↓ -61%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $8.56 ↓ -60%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $8.57 ↓ -60%
Aetna MedAdvantage $8.57 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $8.57 ↓ -60%
WellCare MedAdvantage $8.66 ↓ -60%
Regence MCC/AHN $8.95 ↓ -59%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $8.95 ↓ -59%
Regence Commercial $8.95 ↓ -59%
Regence Blue High Performance $8.95 ↓ -59%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $9.15 ↓ -58%
Premera Prime $9.72 ↓ -55%
Premera Signature $9.72 ↓ -55%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $9.72 ↓ -55%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $11.86 ↓ -45%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $13.07 ↓ -39%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $13.96 ↓ -35%
First Choice First Choice PPO $19.45 ↓ -10%
Riverside Christian Commercial $26.46 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $44.33 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $45.90 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $45.90 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $46.28 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $46.28 ↑ +114%

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Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $44.10 $7.78 – $8.56
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $45.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $38.40 $7.00 – $36.57
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $140.00 $7.78 – $28.01
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $38.40 $7.00 – $35.40
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $38.40 $7.00 – $36.57
Central Medical Center Seattle $49.60 $6.00 – $6.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $36.92 $7.78 – $48.47

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