Incision of tendon & muscle 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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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.

$3,028.00 with Molina vs $23,900.29 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 $3,028.00
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3,206.12
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3,413.92
United Healthcare Apple Health $3,413.92
WellPoint Apple Health $3,517.82
SCAN MedAdvantage $8,486.82
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $8,656.56
Regence MedAdvantage $8,741.43
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $8,911.16
Aetna MedAdvantage $8,911.16
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $8,911.16
WellCare MedAdvantage $8,996.03
Kaiser MedAdvantage $9,505.24
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $9,925.25
United Healthcare Commercial $11,941.00
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $13,578.91
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $14,512.47
First Choice First Choice PPO $16,270.90
Kaiser HMO/PPO $18,388.67
Regence RealValue $20,045.12
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $21,522.56
Premera Prime $22,266.06
Regence Commercial $22,272.36
Regence Blue High Performance $22,272.36
Regence MCC/AHN $22,272.36
Premera Other Commercial Plans $23,900.29
Premera Signature $23,900.29

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Incision of tendon & muscle at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $16,700.64 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $16,700.64 $7,277.00 – $28,055.35
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $16,700.64 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $6,033.20 $3,095.93 – $34,831.50
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $6,033.20 $3,167.51 – $34,831.50
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $8,429.28 $18.31 – $2,698.49
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $6,033.20 $3,331.71 – $37,541.72
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington $6,033.20 $3,095.93 – $34,831.50

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →