Cauterization chemical granulation tissue 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

$262.40

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.

$656.00

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.

$110.97 with Molina vs $5,793.00 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 $110.97 ↓ -58%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $117.50 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Apple Health $125.11 ↓ -52%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $125.11 ↓ -52%
WellPoint Apple Health $128.92 ↓ -51%
SCAN MedAdvantage $234.66 ↓ -11%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $239.35 ↓ -9%
Regence MedAdvantage $241.70 ↓ -8%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $246.39 ↓ -6%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $246.39 ↓ -6%
Aetna MedAdvantage $246.39 ↓ -6%
WellCare MedAdvantage $248.74 ↓ -5%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $262.82 ↑ +0%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $319.76 ↑ +22%
Riverside Christian Commercial $321.44 ↑ +23%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $375.46 ↑ +43%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $401.27 ↑ +53%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $502.01 ↑ +91%
First Choice First Choice PPO $524.19 ↑ +100%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $557.60 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $557.60 ↑ +113%
Regence RealValue $560.95 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $562.19 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $562.19 ↑ +114%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $602.29 ↑ +130%
Premera Prime $623.09 ↑ +137%
Regence Commercial $623.28 ↑ +138%
Regence Blue High Performance $623.28 ↑ +138%
Regence MCC/AHN $623.28 ↑ +138%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $668.82 ↑ +155%
Premera Signature $668.82 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,793.00 ↑ +2108%

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Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $134.40 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $551.04 $232.33 – $821.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $520.10 $223.58 – $569.00
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $551.04 $232.33 – $795.02
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $551.04 $232.98 – $821.23
Central Medical Center Seattle $501.60 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $468.52 $232.33 – $1,022.17
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $160.30 not published

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