Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$63.20

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.

$158.00

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.

$15.01 with Molina vs $181.02 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 $15.01 ↓ -76%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $15.89 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Apple Health $16.92 ↓ -73%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $16.92 ↓ -73%
WellPoint Apple Health $17.44 ↓ -72%
SCAN MedAdvantage $60.95 ↓ -4%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $62.17 ↓ -2%
Regence MedAdvantage $62.78 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $64.00 ↑ +1%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $64.00 ↑ +1%
Aetna MedAdvantage $64.00 ↑ +1%
WellCare MedAdvantage $64.61 ↑ +2%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $68.26 ↑ +8%
Riverside Christian Commercial $77.42 ↑ +23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $90.53 ↑ +43%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $97.52 ↑ +54%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $104.22 ↑ +65%
United Healthcare Commercial $129.72 ↑ +105%
Cigna Commercial $134.30 ↑ +113%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $134.30 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $135.41 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $135.41 ↑ +114%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $139.39 ↑ +121%
First Choice First Choice PPO $148.41 ↑ +135%
Regence RealValue $151.83 ↑ +140%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $163.02 ↑ +158%
Premera Prime $168.64 ↑ +167%
Regence Blue High Performance $168.70 ↑ +167%
Regence MCC/AHN $168.70 ↑ +167%
Regence Commercial $168.70 ↑ +167%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $181.02 ↑ +186%
Premera Signature $181.02 ↑ +186%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $77.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $107.52 $60.34 – $232.51
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $340.90 $58.07 – $178.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $107.52 $60.34 – $225.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $107.52 $60.51 – $232.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $412.00 $429.00 – $429.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $152.88 $60.34 – $308.20
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $72.10 not published

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