Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

$15.20

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.

$38.00

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.

$3.43 with Molina vs $32.57 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 $3.43 ↓ -77%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3.63 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3.86 ↓ -75%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3.86 ↓ -75%
WellPoint Apple Health $3.98 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $6.03 ↓ -60%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $6.15 ↓ -60%
Regence MedAdvantage $6.21 ↓ -59%
Aetna MedAdvantage $6.33 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $6.33 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $6.33 ↓ -58%
WellCare MedAdvantage $6.39 ↓ -58%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $6.75 ↓ -56%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $7.36 ↓ -52%
Regence RealValue $7.64 ↓ -50%
Regence MCC/AHN $8.49 ↓ -44%
Regence Commercial $8.49 ↓ -44%
Regence Blue High Performance $8.49 ↓ -44%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $8.76 ↓ -42%
Premera Prime $8.76 ↓ -42%
Premera Signature $8.76 ↓ -42%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $9.64 ↓ -37%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $10.31 ↓ -32%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $11.23 ↓ -26%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $16.01 ↑ +5%
First Choice First Choice PPO $18.41 ↑ +21%
Riverside Christian Commercial $18.62 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $31.20 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $32.30 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $32.30 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $32.57 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $32.57 ↑ +114%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $66.00 $6.89 – $7.58
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $44.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $13.44 $5.51 – $20.93
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $62.30 $6.89 – $17.54
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $13.44 $5.51 – $18.41
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $13.44 $5.51 – $15.30
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $42.70 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $30.10 $5.65 – $12.75

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