Biopsy lower leg soft tissue 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

$2,213.20

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.

$5,533.00

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.

$1,183.90 with Molina vs $5,416.39 with Premera — 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 $1,183.90 ↓ -47%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,253.55 ↓ -43%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,334.79 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,334.79 ↓ -40%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,375.42 ↓ -38%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,931.70 ↓ -13%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $1,970.33 ↓ -11%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,989.65 ↓ -10%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,028.28 ↓ -8%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,028.28 ↓ -8%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,028.28 ↓ -8%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,047.60 ↓ -7%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $2,163.50 ↓ -2%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,277.42 ↑ +3%
Riverside Christian Commercial $2,711.17 ↑ +23%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,090.72 ↑ +40%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,303.20 ↑ +49%
First Choice First Choice PPO $3,733.47 ↑ +69%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $4,168.75 ↑ +88%
Regence RealValue $4,542.72 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,611.00 ↑ +108%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,703.05 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $4,703.05 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,741.78 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $4,741.78 ↑ +114%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $4,877.55 ↑ +120%
Premera Prime $5,046.04 ↑ +128%
Regence Commercial $5,047.47 ↑ +128%
Regence Blue High Performance $5,047.47 ↑ +128%
Regence MCC/AHN $5,047.47 ↑ +128%
Premera Signature $5,416.39 ↑ +145%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $5,416.39 ↑ +145%

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Biopsy lower leg soft tissue at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,252.60 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,526.80 $1,183.41 – $6,673.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $937.05 $1,337.58 – $7,067.38
St. Anne Hospital Burien $648.32 $912.96 – $1,910.83
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $645.76 $1,528.67 – $4,080.13
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,099.60 $1,210.46 – $7,928.07
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,099.60 $1,238.45 – $7,928.07
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $703.18 $1,528.67 – $4,080.13

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