Breath test analysis c-14 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.

$74.46 with Molina vs $283.23 with First Choice — 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 $74.46
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $78.84
Coordinated Care Apple Health $83.95
United Healthcare Apple Health $83.95
WellPoint Apple Health $86.50
SCAN MedAdvantage $92.52
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $94.37
Regence MedAdvantage $95.30
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $97.15
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $97.15
Aetna MedAdvantage $97.15
Regence RealValue $97.71
WellCare MedAdvantage $98.07
Kaiser MedAdvantage $103.62
Kaiser HMO/PPO $103.85
Regence MCC/AHN $108.57
Regence Commercial $108.57
Regence Blue High Performance $108.57
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $108.57
Premera Signature $118.01
Premera Other Commercial Plans $118.01
Premera Prime $118.01
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $148.03
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $158.21
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $172.77
First Choice First Choice PPO $283.23

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Breath test analysis c-14 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $299.04 $84.97 – $350.88
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $335.26 $94.41 – $683.66
St. Anne Hospital Burien $231.96 $94.41 – $683.66
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $231.04 $94.41 – $569.72
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $251.59 $94.41 – $569.72
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $268.43 $94.41 – $683.66

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