Aminolevulinic acid hcl top 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

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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.

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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.

$243.92 with Molina vs $1,460.58 with First Choice — 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 $243.92
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $258.27
Coordinated Care Apple Health $275.01
United Healthcare Apple Health $275.01
WellPoint Apple Health $283.38
SCAN MedAdvantage $382.22
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $389.86
Regence MedAdvantage $393.68
Aetna MedAdvantage $401.33
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $401.33
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $401.33
WellCare MedAdvantage $405.15
Kaiser MedAdvantage $428.08
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $611.55
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $653.59
Premera Signature $725.79
Premera Other Commercial Plans $725.79
Premera Prime $725.79
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $790.48
Regence RealValue $889.29
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $890.96
Kaiser HMO/PPO $909.10
Regence MCC/AHN $988.10
Regence Blue High Performance $988.10
Regence Commercial $988.10
First Choice First Choice PPO $1,460.58

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Aminolevulinic acid hcl top at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $481.95 $274.46 – $1,235.46
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $390.02 – $429.02
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $390.02 – $1,184.87
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $306.01 – $992.59
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $390.02 – $912.64
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $390.02 – $1,089.52
Central Medical Center Seattle not published $393.87 – $393.87
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $390.02 – $2,891.59

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