X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study 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

$384.00

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.

$960.00

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.

$38.85 with Molina vs $822.72 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 $38.85 ↓ -90%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $41.14 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Apple Health $43.81 ↓ -89%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $43.81 ↓ -89%
WellPoint Apple Health $45.14 ↓ -88%
SCAN MedAdvantage $205.15 ↓ -47%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $209.25 ↓ -46%
Regence MedAdvantage $211.30 ↓ -45%
Aetna MedAdvantage $215.41 ↓ -44%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $215.41 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $215.41 ↓ -44%
WellCare MedAdvantage $217.46 ↓ -43%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $229.77 ↓ -40%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $328.24 ↓ -15%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $333.46 ↓ -13%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $350.80 ↓ -9%
Riverside Christian Commercial $470.40 ↑ +23%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $501.35 ↑ +31%
Regence RealValue $514.81 ↑ +34%
First Choice First Choice PPO $546.66 ↑ +42%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $552.75 ↑ +44%
Premera Prime $571.85 ↑ +49%
Regence Blue High Performance $572.01 ↑ +49%
Regence Commercial $572.01 ↑ +49%
Regence MCC/AHN $572.01 ↑ +49%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $613.82 ↑ +60%
Premera Signature $613.82 ↑ +60%
United Healthcare Commercial $788.16 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $816.00 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $816.00 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $822.72 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $822.72 ↑ +114%

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X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane $635.67 $75.44 – $215.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $413.00 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $424.80 $203.11 – $856.43
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $722.40 $195.46 – $655.99
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $424.80 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $424.80 $203.68 – $856.43
Central Medical Center Seattle $616.00 $179.00 – $179.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $935.48 $203.11 – $1,135.23

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