Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$4,443.60

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$14,552.19

Gross charge

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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 $32,600.17 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

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 $6,257.45 ↑ +41%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $7,951.26 ↑ +79%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,951.26 ↑ +79%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $8,030.77 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $8,189.80 ↑ +84%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $8,189.80 ↑ +84%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $8,189.80 ↑ +84%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $8,507.85 ↑ +91%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $8,587.36 ↑ +93%
United Medicare|All Plans $8,587.36 ↑ +93%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $8,666.87 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $8,731.32 ↑ +96%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $9,143.95 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $10,477.58 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,096.98 ↑ +195%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $15,107.39 ↑ +240%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $15,266.42 ↑ +244%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $15,743.49 ↑ +254%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $17,680.88 ↑ +298%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $19,173.90 ↑ +331%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $20,273.81 ↑ +356%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $21,692.72 ↑ +388%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $27,670.38 ↑ +523%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $32,064.23 ↑ +622%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $32,064.23 ↑ +622%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $32,600.17 ↑ +634%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $20,459.60 $5,419.00 – $20,578.67
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $28,055.35
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $19,180.80 $7,277.00 – $29,132.10
Central Medical Center Seattle $17,040.00 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $15,257.90 $6,339.19 – $14,958.96
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $14,243.60 $861.14 – $22,193.03
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $18,727.10 $2,985.00 – $21,225.54

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