Breast punct aspir cyst, bil 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

$790.40

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.

$1,976.00

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.

$428.52 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 $428.52 ↓ -46%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $453.73 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Apple Health $483.14 ↓ -39%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $483.14 ↓ -39%
WellPoint Apple Health $497.84 ↓ -37%
SCAN MedAdvantage $828.23 ↑ +5%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $844.79 ↑ +7%
Regence MedAdvantage $853.07 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $869.64 ↑ +10%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $869.64 ↑ +10%
Aetna MedAdvantage $869.64 ↑ +10%
WellCare MedAdvantage $877.92 ↑ +11%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $927.61 ↑ +17%
Riverside Christian Commercial $968.24 ↑ +23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,116.32 ↑ +41%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,325.16 ↑ +68%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,416.27 ↑ +79%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $1,679.60 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $1,679.60 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,693.43 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $1,693.43 ↑ +114%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $1,804.14 ↑ +128%
First Choice First Choice PPO $1,830.03 ↑ +132%
Regence RealValue $1,971.36 ↑ +149%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $2,116.66 ↑ +168%
Premera Prime $2,189.78 ↑ +177%
Regence Commercial $2,190.40 ↑ +177%
Regence Blue High Performance $2,190.40 ↑ +177%
Regence MCC/AHN $2,190.40 ↑ +177%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $2,350.50 ↑ +197%
Premera Signature $2,350.50 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,611.00 ↑ +483%

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Breast punct aspir cyst, bil at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $970.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,867.05
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,446.20 $789.10 – $2,008.27
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,775.55
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,899.84 $822.31 – $2,867.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,680.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,709.24 $820.01 – $3,568.56
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,135.40 not published

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