Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath 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

$331.95

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.

$1,087.08

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.

$0.70 with Cigna vs $2,821.41 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $0.70 ↓ -100%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $71.05 ↓ -79%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $99.13 ↓ -70%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $118.96 ↓ -64%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $148.69 ↓ -55%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $688.15 ↑ +107%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $688.15 ↑ +107%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $695.03 ↑ +109%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +114%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +114%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $708.79 ↑ +114%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $736.32 ↑ +122%
United Medicare|All Plans $743.20 ↑ +124%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $743.20 ↑ +124%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $750.08 ↑ +126%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $791.37 ↑ +138%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,307.48 ↑ +294%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,321.25 ↑ +298%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,362.54 ↑ +310%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,552.58 ↑ +368%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,683.68 ↑ +407%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,780.27 ↑ +436%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,904.86 ↑ +474%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,914.94 ↑ +477%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,394.76 ↑ +621%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,775.04 ↑ +736%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,775.04 ↑ +736%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,821.41 ↑ +750%

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Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,652.16 $726.41 – $2,963.40
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,379.70 $699.03 – $1,954.58
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,652.16 $726.41 – $2,868.82
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,652.16 $728.45 – $2,963.40
Central Medical Center Seattle $1,440.00 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $9,816.80 $699.03 – $2,339.19
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $1,773.80 $699.03 – $11,241.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $1,277.12 $714.37 – $7,246.00

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