Biopsy/excision of lymph node(s); open deep 38530 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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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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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.

$1,961.54 with Molina vs $12,734.24 with Premera — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $1,961.54
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,076.92
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,211.54
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,211.54
WellPoint Apple Health $2,278.84
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,579.47
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $4,671.06
Regence MedAdvantage $4,716.85
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,808.44
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,808.44
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,808.44
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,854.23
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,026.63
Kaiser MedAdvantage $5,129.00
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $7,327.15
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,830.89
First Choice First Choice PPO $8,240.38
Kaiser HMO/PPO $9,557.08
United Healthcare Commercial $10,522.00
Regence RealValue $10,680.18
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $11,467.38
Premera Prime $11,863.51
Regence Commercial $11,866.87
Regence Blue High Performance $11,866.87
Regence MCC/AHN $11,866.87
Premera Other Commercial Plans $12,734.24
Premera Signature $12,734.24

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Biopsy/excision of lymph node(s); open deep 38530 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $4,101.42 $16.61 – $2,523.07
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $4,363.14 – $4,799.46
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $4,534.03 – $14,753.91
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $4,363.14 – $11,104.20
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $4,534.03 – $14,208.59
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $4,546.75 – $14,753.91
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $4,534.03 – $17,722.87

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