Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination 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.

$15.01 with Molina vs $133.98 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 $15.01 ↓ -65%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $15.89 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Apple Health $16.92 ↓ -60%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $16.92 ↓ -60%
WellPoint Apple Health $17.44 ↓ -59%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $42.07 ↓ -1%
SCAN MedAdvantage $43.69 ↑ +3%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $44.56 ↑ +5%
Regence MedAdvantage $45.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna MedAdvantage $45.87 ↑ +8%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $45.87 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $45.87 ↑ +8%
WellCare MedAdvantage $46.31 ↑ +9%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $48.93 ↑ +15%
Riverside Christian Commercial $51.94 ↑ +23%
First Choice First Choice PPO $68.97 ↑ +63%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $69.39 ↑ +64%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $69.90 ↑ +65%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $74.70 ↑ +76%
Regence RealValue $83.43 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare Commercial $87.03 ↑ +105%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $89.58 ↑ +111%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $90.10 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $90.10 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $90.84 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $90.84 ↑ +114%
Regence Blue High Performance $92.70 ↑ +119%
Regence Commercial $92.70 ↑ +119%
Regence MCC/AHN $92.70 ↑ +119%
Premera Prime $124.82 ↑ +194%
Premera Signature $133.98 ↑ +216%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $133.98 ↑ +216%

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Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $128.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $96.48 $43.25 – $131.40
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $270.20 $41.62 – $105.93
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $96.48 $43.25 – $104.60
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $96.48 $43.37 – $108.05
Central Medical Center Seattle $122.40 $133.00 – $133.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $76.96 $43.25 – $143.23
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $72.80 not published

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