Amniocentesis therapeutic at St. Anne Hospital

16251 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1558333682

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$530.46

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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$1,737.16

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.

$338.58 with SoundPath vs $2,349.11 with First Choice — 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

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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $338.58 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $338.58 ↓ -36%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $341.97 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $348.74 ↓ -34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $348.74 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $348.74 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $362.28 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|All Plans $365.67 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $365.67 ↓ -31%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $369.05 ↓ -30%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -27%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $643.30 ↑ +21%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $650.07 ↑ +23%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $670.39 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $746.98 ↑ +41%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $792.85 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $859.81 ↑ +62%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $909.12 ↑ +71%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $972.76 ↑ +83%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,042.30 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,178.26 ↑ +122%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,250.76 ↑ +136%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,365.35 ↑ +157%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,365.35 ↑ +157%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,388.18 ↑ +162%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,563.45 ↑ +195%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $2,349.11 ↑ +343%

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Amniocentesis therapeutic at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $2,503.20 $352.87 – $1,272.38
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,424.50 $339.57 – $864.22
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $2,503.20 $352.87 – $1,231.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $2,503.20 $353.86 – $1,272.38
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,164.80 $347.03 – $1,055.81
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $390.00 $342.77 – $1,299.22
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $929.20 $363.54 – $998.47
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $766.70 $1,094.42 – $1,563.45

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