Lung Function Test (Spirometry) 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

$194.40

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.

$486.00

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.

$35.32 with Molina vs $521.84 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 $35.32 ↓ -82%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $37.40 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Apple Health $39.82 ↓ -80%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $39.82 ↓ -80%
WellPoint Apple Health $41.03 ↓ -79%
Riverside Christian Commercial $238.14 ↑ +23%
SCAN MedAdvantage $252.54 ↑ +30%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $253.18 ↑ +30%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $257.59 ↑ +33%
Regence MedAdvantage $260.12 ↑ +34%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $265.17 ↑ +36%
Aetna MedAdvantage $265.17 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $265.17 ↑ +36%
WellCare MedAdvantage $267.69 ↑ +38%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $282.85 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare Commercial $399.01 ↑ +105%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $404.07 ↑ +108%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $404.30 ↑ +108%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $413.10 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $413.10 ↑ +113%
First Choice First Choice PPO $415.05 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $416.50 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $416.50 ↑ +114%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $431.85 ↑ +122%
Regence RealValue $437.67 ↑ +125%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $469.93 ↑ +142%
Premera Prime $486.16 ↑ +150%
Regence Blue High Performance $486.30 ↑ +150%
Regence MCC/AHN $486.30 ↑ +150%
Regence Commercial $486.30 ↑ +150%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $521.84 ↑ +168%
Premera Signature $521.84 ↑ +168%

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Lung Function Test (Spirometry) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $49.14 $27.47 – $264.67
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $174.30 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $467.52 $250.04 – $759.61
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $518.00 $240.61 – $612.36
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $467.52 $250.04 – $629.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $467.52 $250.74 – $650.25
Central Medical Center Seattle $448.80 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $521.56 $250.04 – $861.92

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