Mayo lipoprotein electrophoresis 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

$22.00

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.

$55.00

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.

$8.25 with Molina vs $47.14 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 $8.25 ↓ -63%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $8.73 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -58%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $9.30 ↓ -58%
WellPoint Apple Health $9.58 ↓ -56%
Regence RealValue $11.66 ↓ -47%
SCAN MedAdvantage $11.82 ↓ -46%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $12.05 ↓ -45%
Regence MedAdvantage $12.17 ↓ -45%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $12.39 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $12.41 ↓ -44%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $12.41 ↓ -44%
Aetna MedAdvantage $12.41 ↓ -44%
WellCare MedAdvantage $12.53 ↓ -43%
Regence Blue High Performance $12.95 ↓ -41%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $12.95 ↓ -41%
Regence Commercial $12.95 ↓ -41%
Regence MCC/AHN $12.95 ↓ -41%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $13.24 ↓ -40%
Premera Signature $14.08 ↓ -36%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $14.08 ↓ -36%
Premera Prime $14.08 ↓ -36%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $17.17 ↓ -22%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $18.91 ↓ -14%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $20.21 ↓ -8%
Riverside Christian Commercial $26.95 ↑ +23%
First Choice First Choice PPO $28.15 ↑ +28%
United Healthcare Commercial $45.16 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $46.75 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $46.75 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $47.14 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $47.14 ↑ +114%

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Mayo lipoprotein electrophoresis at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $137.20 $11.26 – $40.54
Central Medical Center Seattle $51.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $190.40 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $26.60 $11.26 – $20.83
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $46.20 $11.26 – $48.03
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $49.60 $8.25 – $20.41
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $28.40 $8.43 – $22.07
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $28.40 $8.63 – $22.07

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