Echo transesophageal intraop 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

$1,558.00

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.

$3,895.00

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.

$314.92 with Molina vs $3,338.02 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 $314.92 ↓ -80%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $333.44 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Apple Health $355.05 ↓ -77%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $355.05 ↓ -77%
WellPoint Apple Health $365.86 ↓ -77%
SCAN MedAdvantage $639.08 ↓ -59%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $651.87 ↓ -58%
Regence MedAdvantage $658.26 ↓ -58%
Aetna MedAdvantage $671.04 ↓ -57%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $671.04 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $671.04 ↓ -57%
WellCare MedAdvantage $677.43 ↓ -57%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $715.77 ↓ -54%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $881.29 ↓ -43%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,022.53 ↓ -34%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,092.83 ↓ -30%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $1,398.70 ↓ -10%
First Choice First Choice PPO $1,444.74 ↓ -7%
Regence RealValue $1,545.75 ↓ -1%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $1,659.68 ↑ +7%
Premera Prime $1,717.01 ↑ +10%
Regence MCC/AHN $1,717.50 ↑ +10%
Regence Commercial $1,717.50 ↑ +10%
Regence Blue High Performance $1,717.50 ↑ +10%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $1,843.03 ↑ +18%
Premera Signature $1,843.03 ↑ +18%
Riverside Christian Commercial $1,908.55 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,197.80 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $3,310.75 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $3,310.75 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,338.02 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,338.02 ↑ +114%

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Echo transesophageal intraop at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,358.70 $608.89 – $1,733.69
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $1,621.20 $344.23 – $1,882.98
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia $1,311.44 $534.16 – $2,696.85
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $932.80 $314.78 – $2,238.93
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $1,776.40 $2,371.25 – $3,622.44
St. Anne Hospital Burien $1,229.04 $1,730.72 – $3,622.44
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,224.18 $1,368.97 – $3,018.70
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $1,947.60 $321.98 – $2,622.93

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