Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr 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

$42.40

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.

$106.00

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.

$11.72 with Molina vs $90.84 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 $11.72 ↓ -72%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $12.41 ↓ -71%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $13.22 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Apple Health $13.22 ↓ -69%
WellPoint Apple Health $13.62 ↓ -68%
SCAN MedAdvantage $25.96 ↓ -39%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $26.48 ↓ -38%
Regence MedAdvantage $26.74 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $27.26 ↓ -36%
Aetna MedAdvantage $27.26 ↓ -36%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $27.26 ↓ -36%
Regence RealValue $27.41 ↓ -35%
WellCare MedAdvantage $27.52 ↓ -35%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $29.08 ↓ -31%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $29.14 ↓ -31%
Regence Blue High Performance $30.46 ↓ -28%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $30.46 ↓ -28%
Regence Commercial $30.46 ↓ -28%
Regence MCC/AHN $30.46 ↓ -28%
Premera Signature $33.11 ↓ -22%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $33.11 ↓ -22%
Premera Prime $33.11 ↓ -22%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $41.54 ↓ -2%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $44.39 ↑ +5%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $48.48 ↑ +14%
Riverside Christian Commercial $51.94 ↑ +23%
First Choice First Choice PPO $79.47 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare Commercial $87.03 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $90.10 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $90.10 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $90.84 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $90.84 ↑ +114%

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Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $68.60 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $147.00 $26.49 – $67.42
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $119.00 $26.49 – $113.04
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $83.20 $26.49 – $61.46
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $42.40 $11.72 – $48.03
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $53.20 $11.99 – $51.92
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $53.20 $12.26 – $51.92
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $42.40 $12.90 – $48.03

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