CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$1,345.60

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.

$3,364.00

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.

$214.46 with Molina vs $2,882.95 with Aetna — 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 $214.46 ↓ -84%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $227.07 ↓ -83%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $241.79 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Apple Health $241.79 ↓ -82%
WellPoint Apple Health $249.15 ↓ -81%
SCAN MedAdvantage $408.04 ↓ -70%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $416.20 ↓ -69%
Regence MedAdvantage $420.28 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $428.44 ↓ -68%
Aetna MedAdvantage $428.44 ↓ -68%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $428.44 ↓ -68%
WellCare MedAdvantage $432.52 ↓ -68%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $457.01 ↓ -66%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $652.86 ↓ -51%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $697.75 ↓ -48%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $698.79 ↓ -48%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $1,024.24 ↓ -24%
Regence RealValue $1,077.55 ↓ -20%
First Choice First Choice PPO $1,145.55 ↓ -15%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,156.97 ↓ -14%
Premera Prime $1,196.94 ↓ -11%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,197.28 ↓ -11%
Regence Commercial $1,197.28 ↓ -11%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,197.28 ↓ -11%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,284.79 ↓ -5%
Premera Signature $1,284.79 ↓ -5%
Riverside Christian Commercial $1,648.36 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial $2,285.00 ↑ +70%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,761.84 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $2,859.40 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $2,882.95 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $2,882.95 ↑ +114%

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,262.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,763.04 $403.99 – $1,794.70
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,288.70 $388.77 – $1,374.66
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,763.04 $403.99 – $1,737.42
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,763.04 $405.13 – $1,794.70
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,760.00 $358.00 – $358.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,694.16 $403.99 – $2,378.93
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,145.90 not published

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