Blink reflex test 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.

$49.37 with Molina vs $204.33 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 $49.37
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $52.27
Coordinated Care Apple Health $55.66
United Healthcare Apple Health $55.66
WellPoint Apple Health $57.36
SCAN MedAdvantage $69.00
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $70.38
Regence MedAdvantage $71.07
Aetna MedAdvantage $72.45
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $72.45
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $72.45
WellCare MedAdvantage $73.14
Kaiser MedAdvantage $77.28
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $100.67
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $110.40
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $117.98
Kaiser HMO/PPO $159.79
First Choice First Choice PPO $165.03
Regence RealValue $171.39
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $184.02
Premera Prime $190.36
Regence MCC/AHN $190.43
Regence Blue High Performance $190.43
Regence Commercial $190.43
Premera Other Commercial Plans $204.33
Premera Signature $204.33

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Blink reflex test at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $208.80 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $125.60 $49.35 – $255.79
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $158.10 $2.53 – $465.23
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $65.74 – $72.31
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $68.31 – $258.55
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $65.74 – $198.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $68.31 – $250.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $68.50 – $258.55

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