Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 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

$148.32

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.

$485.71

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.

$208.86 with Kaiser vs $4,556.00 with Cigna — 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
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $208.86 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $291.43 ↑ +96%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $328.56 ↑ +122%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $328.56 ↑ +122%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $331.85 ↑ +124%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $338.42 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $338.42 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $338.42 ↑ +128%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $349.72 ↑ +136%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $351.56 ↑ +137%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $354.84 ↑ +139%
United Medicare|All Plans $354.84 ↑ +139%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $358.13 ↑ +141%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $377.84 ↑ +155%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $437.14 ↑ +195%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $624.26 ↑ +321%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $630.84 ↑ +325%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $650.55 ↑ +339%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $732.00 ↑ +394%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $793.81 ↑ +435%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $839.35 ↑ +466%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $898.09 ↑ +506%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $908.17 ↑ +512%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $1,143.39 ↑ +671%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $1,324.96 ↑ +793%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,324.96 ↑ +793%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,347.10 ↑ +808%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,556.00 ↑ +2972%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $233.10 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,230.32
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $714.00 $342.05 – $870.52
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $825.60 $355.45 – $1,191.05
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $825.60 $356.44 – $1,230.32
Central Medical Center Seattle $720.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $747.24 $355.45 – $1,531.35
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $279.30 not published

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