Removal biliary drg cath 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

$1,453.60

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,634.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$135.54 with Molina vs $6,857.00 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $135.54 ↓ -91%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $143.51 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Apple Health $152.81 ↓ -89%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $152.81 ↓ -89%
WellPoint Apple Health $157.46 ↓ -89%
SCAN MedAdvantage $1,060.80 ↓ -27%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $1,082.02 ↓ -26%
Regence MedAdvantage $1,092.63 ↓ -25%
Aetna MedAdvantage $1,113.84 ↓ -23%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $1,113.84 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $1,113.84 ↓ -23%
WellCare MedAdvantage $1,124.45 ↓ -23%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $1,188.10 ↓ -18%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $1,438.23 ↓ -1%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $1,697.29 ↑ +17%
Riverside Christian Commercial $1,780.66 ↑ +23%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $1,813.97 ↑ +25%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $2,294.92 ↑ +58%
First Choice First Choice PPO $2,357.76 ↑ +62%
Regence RealValue $2,539.90 ↑ +75%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $2,727.10 ↑ +88%
Premera Prime $2,821.32 ↑ +94%
Regence Blue High Performance $2,822.11 ↑ +94%
Regence Commercial $2,822.11 ↑ +94%
Regence MCC/AHN $2,822.11 ↑ +94%
Premera Signature $3,028.39 ↑ +108%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $3,028.39 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial $3,088.90 ↑ +113%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $3,088.90 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $3,114.34 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $3,114.34 ↑ +114%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,857.00 ↑ +372%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Removal biliary drg cath at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,381.28 $1,050.28 – $3,693.82
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,245.60 $1,010.69 – $2,572.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,381.28 $1,050.28 – $3,575.94
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,381.28 $1,053.23 – $3,693.82
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $1,407.70 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,467.90 $803.23 – $3,568.08
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,426.90 $185.36 – $2,915.76
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,474.20 $1,010.69 – $3,379.00

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →