Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) 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

$39.60

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.

$99.00

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.

$3.31 with Molina vs $84.84 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 $3.31 ↓ -92%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $3.51 ↓ -91%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $3.74 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Apple Health $3.74 ↓ -91%
WellPoint Apple Health $3.85 ↓ -90%
Regence RealValue $10.23 ↓ -74%
SCAN MedAdvantage $10.38 ↓ -74%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $10.59 ↓ -73%
Regence MedAdvantage $10.69 ↓ -73%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $10.88 ↓ -73%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $10.90 ↓ -72%
Aetna MedAdvantage $10.90 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $10.90 ↓ -72%
WellCare MedAdvantage $11.00 ↓ -72%
Regence MCC/AHN $11.37 ↓ -71%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $11.37 ↓ -71%
Regence Commercial $11.37 ↓ -71%
Regence Blue High Performance $11.37 ↓ -71%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $11.63 ↓ -71%
Premera Prime $12.36 ↓ -69%
Premera Signature $12.36 ↓ -69%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $12.36 ↓ -69%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $15.08 ↓ -62%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $16.61 ↓ -58%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $17.75 ↓ -55%
First Choice First Choice PPO $24.73 ↓ -38%
Riverside Christian Commercial $48.51 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $81.28 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $84.15 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $84.15 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $84.84 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $84.84 ↑ +114%

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Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $47.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $45.60 $8.90 – $46.48
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $42.70 $9.89 – $35.60
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $45.60 $8.90 – $45.00
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $45.60 $8.90 – $46.48
Central Medical Center Seattle $44.00 $8.00 – $8.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $18.72 $9.89 – $61.61
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $87.50 not published

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