Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath 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.

$646.45 with Molina vs $4,611.00 with United Healthcare — 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 $646.45
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $684.48
United Healthcare Apple Health $728.84
Coordinated Care Apple Health $728.84
SCAN MedAdvantage $733.69
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $748.36
WellPoint Apple Health $751.02
Regence MedAdvantage $755.70
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $770.37
Aetna MedAdvantage $770.37
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $770.37
WellCare MedAdvantage $777.71
Kaiser MedAdvantage $821.73
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,153.83
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,173.90
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,254.61
Kaiser HMO/PPO $1,608.23
Regence RealValue $1,760.18
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,889.92
First Choice First Choice PPO $1,891.53
Premera Prime $1,955.21
Regence Commercial $1,955.76
Regence Blue High Performance $1,955.76
Regence MCC/AHN $1,955.76
Premera Signature $2,098.71
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,098.71
United Healthcare Commercial $4,611.00

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Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,652.16 $726.41 – $2,963.40
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,379.70 $699.03 – $1,954.58
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,652.16 $726.41 – $2,868.82
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,652.16 $728.45 – $2,963.40
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,440.00 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $9,816.80 $699.03 – $2,339.19
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,773.80 $699.03 – $11,241.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,277.12 $714.37 – $7,246.00

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →