Implant neurostim arrays 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

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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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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.

$14,017.11 with Molina vs $103,739.24 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

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

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 $14,017.11
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $14,841.65
Coordinated Care Apple Health $15,803.60
United Healthcare Apple Health $15,803.60
WellPoint Apple Health $16,284.58
SCAN MedAdvantage $36,090.97
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $36,812.79
Regence MedAdvantage $37,173.70
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $37,895.52
Aetna MedAdvantage $37,895.52
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $37,895.52
WellCare MedAdvantage $38,256.43
Kaiser MedAdvantage $40,421.88
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $48,313.81
United Healthcare Commercial $53,320.00
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $57,745.55
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $61,715.55
First Choice First Choice PPO $79,202.97
Kaiser HMO/PPO $81,616.57
Regence RealValue $87,005.88
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $93,418.71
Premera Prime $96,645.87
Regence Commercial $96,673.20
Regence Blue High Performance $96,673.20
Regence MCC/AHN $96,673.20
Premera Other Commercial Plans $103,739.24
Premera Signature $103,739.24

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Implant neurostim arrays at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $41,934.75 $14.59 – $3,694.58
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $34,386.10 – $37,824.71
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $141,808.26
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane not published $9,231.00 – $90,268.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle not published $7,277.00 – $136,566.89
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah not published $7,277.00 – $141,808.26
Central Medical Center Seattle not published not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia not published $23,717.40 – $170,344.63

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →