Alpha-fetoprotein tumor marker 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

$44.00

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.

$110.00

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.

$8.25 with Molina vs $94.27 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 $8.25 ↓ -81%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.73 ↓ -80%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -79%
WellPoint Apple Health $9.58 ↓ -78%
Regence RealValue $17.36 ↓ -61%
SCAN MedAdvantage $17.60 ↓ -60%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $17.95 ↓ -59%
Regence MedAdvantage $18.13 ↓ -59%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $18.45 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $18.48 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $18.48 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $18.48 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $18.66 ↓ -58%
Regence MCC/AHN $19.29 ↓ -56%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $19.29 ↓ -56%
Regence Commercial $19.29 ↓ -56%
Regence Blue High Performance $19.29 ↓ -56%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $19.71 ↓ -55%
Premera Prime $20.96 ↓ -52%
Premera Signature $20.96 ↓ -52%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $20.96 ↓ -52%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $25.57 ↓ -42%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $28.16 ↓ -36%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $30.10 ↓ -32%
First Choice First Choice PPO $41.93 ↓ -5%
Riverside Christian Commercial $53.90 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $90.31 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $93.50 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $93.50 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $94.27 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $94.27 ↑ +114%

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Alpha-fetoprotein tumor marker at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $223.65 $16.77 – $18.45
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $143.50 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $120.00 $15.09 – $78.82
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $258.30 $16.77 – $60.37
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $120.00 $15.09 – $76.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $120.00 $15.09 – $78.82
Central Medical Center Seattle $112.80 $13.00 – $13.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $76.96 $16.77 – $104.48

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