Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$1,821.60

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.

$4,554.00

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.

$1,709.46 with Molina vs $11,941.00 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 $1,709.46 ↓ -6%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,810.01 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,927.33 ↑ +6%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,927.33 ↑ +6%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,985.99 ↑ +9%
Riverside Christian Commercial $2,231.46 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial $3,870.90 ↑ +113%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $3,870.90 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,902.78 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,902.78 ↑ +114%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,187.61 ↑ +130%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $4,271.37 ↑ +134%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,313.24 ↑ +137%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,396.99 ↑ +141%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,396.99 ↑ +141%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,396.99 ↑ +141%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,438.87 ↑ +144%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $4,690.13 ↑ +157%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,159.02 ↑ +183%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $6,700.18 ↑ +268%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,160.82 ↑ +293%
First Choice First Choice PPO $8,457.40 ↑ +364%
Regence RealValue $9,693.71 ↑ +432%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $9,846.57 ↑ +441%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $10,408.19 ↑ +471%
Premera Prime $10,767.74 ↑ +491%
Regence Commercial $10,770.79 ↑ +491%
Regence Blue High Performance $10,770.79 ↑ +491%
Regence MCC/AHN $10,770.79 ↑ +491%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $11,558.04 ↑ +534%
Premera Signature $11,558.04 ↑ +534%
United Healthcare Commercial $11,941.00 ↑ +556%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $10,518.72 $4,146.07 – $15,142.49
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $5,624.50 $3,989.80 – $10,154.04
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $10,518.72 $4,146.07 – $14,582.80
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $10,518.72 $4,157.70 – $15,142.49
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $6,196.40 $3,065.60 – $7,381.13
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $5,383.00 $647.76 – $11,535.65
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $4,236.40 $2,985.00 – $11,241.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $4,696.64 $4,077.37 – $11,784.40

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