Convert nephrostomy catheter 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

$1,070.40

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.

$2,676.00

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.

$1,024.28 with Molina vs $6,804.58 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 $1,024.28 ↓ -4%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $1,084.54 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Apple Health $1,154.83 ↑ +8%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $1,154.83 ↑ +8%
WellPoint Apple Health $1,189.98 ↑ +11%
Riverside Christian Commercial $1,311.24 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial $2,274.60 ↑ +113%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,274.60 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,293.33 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,293.33 ↑ +114%
SCAN MedAdvantage $2,444.90 ↑ +128%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $2,493.80 ↑ +133%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,518.25 ↑ +135%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,567.14 ↑ +140%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,567.14 ↑ +140%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,567.14 ↑ +140%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,591.59 ↑ +142%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $2,738.29 ↑ +156%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,939.36 ↑ +175%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,911.84 ↑ +265%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $4,180.78 ↑ +291%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,611.00 ↑ +331%
First Choice First Choice PPO $4,818.62 ↑ +350%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $5,156.57 ↑ +382%
Regence RealValue $5,707.00 ↑ +433%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $6,127.63 ↑ +472%
Premera Prime $6,339.31 ↑ +492%
Regence Blue High Performance $6,341.11 ↑ +492%
Regence MCC/AHN $6,341.11 ↑ +492%
Regence Commercial $6,341.11 ↑ +492%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $6,804.58 ↑ +536%
Premera Signature $6,804.58 ↑ +536%

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Convert nephrostomy catheter at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,988.16 $2,420.64 – $8,627.45
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $3,638.60 $2,329.41 – $5,928.34
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,988.16 $2,420.64 – $8,308.57
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,988.16 $2,427.43 – $8,627.45
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $3,744.30 $316.11 – $6,572.45
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,504.30 $2,329.41 – $6,114.69
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,451.80 $1,985.00 – $9,161.00
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $4,269.20 $2,043.50 – $8,326.29

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