Virus isolation addl studies ea 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

$24.80

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.

$62.00

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.

$4.89 with Molina vs $53.13 with First Health — 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 $4.89 ↓ -80%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $5.18 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Apple Health $5.51 ↓ -78%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $5.51 ↓ -78%
WellPoint Apple Health $5.68 ↓ -77%
Regence RealValue $20.91 ↓ -16%
SCAN MedAdvantage $21.20 ↓ -15%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $21.63 ↓ -13%
Regence MedAdvantage $21.84 ↓ -12%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $22.22 ↓ -10%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $22.26 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $22.26 ↓ -10%
Aetna MedAdvantage $22.26 ↓ -10%
WellCare MedAdvantage $22.47 ↓ -9%
Regence MCC/AHN $23.23 ↓ -6%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $23.23 ↓ -6%
Regence Blue High Performance $23.23 ↓ -6%
Regence Commercial $23.23 ↓ -6%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $23.75 ↓ -4%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $25.25 ↑ +2%
Premera Signature $25.25 ↑ +2%
Premera Prime $25.25 ↑ +2%
Riverside Christian Commercial $30.38 ↑ +23%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $30.81 ↑ +24%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $33.92 ↑ +37%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $36.25 ↑ +46%
First Choice First Choice PPO $50.50 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare Commercial $50.90 ↑ +105%
Cigna Commercial $52.70 ↑ +113%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $52.70 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $53.13 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $53.13 ↑ +114%

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Virus isolation addl studies ea at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $110.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $93.60 $18.18 – $94.94
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $178.50 $20.20 – $72.72
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $93.60 $18.18 – $91.91
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $93.60 $18.18 – $94.94
Central Medical Center Seattle $91.20 $15.00 – $15.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $87.50 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $177.10 $20.20 – $37.37

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