Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 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

$2,143.20

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.

$5,358.00

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.

$1,114.22 with Molina vs $12,510.76 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 $1,114.22 ↓ -48%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,179.77 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,256.23 ↓ -41%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,256.23 ↓ -41%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,294.47 ↓ -40%
Riverside Christian Commercial $2,625.42 ↑ +23%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,360.65 ↑ +103%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $4,447.86 ↑ +108%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,491.47 ↑ +110%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $4,554.30 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $4,554.30 ↑ +113%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,578.68 ↑ +114%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,578.68 ↑ +114%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,578.68 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $4,591.81 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $4,591.81 ↑ +114%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,622.29 ↑ +116%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $4,872.92 ↑ +127%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $4,883.93 ↑ +128%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,857.00 ↑ +220%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,977.04 ↑ +226%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,456.71 ↑ +248%
First Choice First Choice PPO $7,988.40 ↑ +273%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $9,267.55 ↑ +332%
Regence RealValue $10,492.74 ↑ +390%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $11,266.12 ↑ +426%
Premera Prime $11,655.31 ↑ +444%
Regence Commercial $11,658.60 ↑ +444%
Regence Blue High Performance $11,658.60 ↑ +444%
Regence MCC/AHN $11,658.60 ↑ +444%
Premera Signature $12,510.76 ↑ +484%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $12,510.76 ↑ +484%

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Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $382.20 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $3,877.44 $4,317.39 – $14,302.75
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,032.60 $4,154.66 – $10,573.61
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $3,877.44 $4,317.39 – $13,774.11
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $3,877.44 $4,329.50 – $14,302.75
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $382.20 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $3,727.60 $1,113.76 – $14,834.74
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,202.80 $1,139.22 – $17,896.91

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