Macroscopic exam arthropod 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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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.

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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.

$4.42 with Regence vs $10.68 with First Choice — 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
Regence RealValue $4.42
SCAN MedAdvantage $4.48
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $4.57
Regence MedAdvantage $4.62
Kaiser HMO/PPO $4.70
Aetna MedAdvantage $4.71
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4.71
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4.71
WellCare MedAdvantage $4.75
Molina Apple Health $4.89
Regence Commercial $4.91
Regence MCC/AHN $4.91
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $4.91
Regence Blue High Performance $4.91
Kaiser MedAdvantage $5.02
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $5.18
Premera Signature $5.34
Premera Other Commercial Plans $5.34
Premera Prime $5.34
United Healthcare Apple Health $5.51
Coordinated Care Apple Health $5.51
WellPoint Apple Health $5.68
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $6.51
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $7.17
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7.66
First Choice First Choice PPO $10.68

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Macroscopic exam arthropod at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $17.28 $3.84 – $20.07
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $81.90 $4.27 – $15.37
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $17.28 $3.84 – $19.43
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $17.28 $3.84 – $20.07
Central Medical Center Seattle $19.20 $3.00 – $3.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $65.10 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $63.70 $4.27 – $7.90
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $96.60 $4.27 – $18.21

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