Blm gene 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

$44.12

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.

$144.48

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.

$39.31 with BCBS - Regence vs $161.17 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
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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
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $39.31 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $39.31 ↓ -11%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $39.31 ↓ -11%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $39.70 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $40.49 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $40.49 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $41.28 ↓ -6%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $42.06 ↓ -5%
United Medicare|All Plans $42.45 ↓ -4%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $42.45 ↓ -4%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $42.85 ↓ -3%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $45.21 ↑ +2%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $47.17 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $47.17 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $57.74 ↑ +31%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $58.97 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $61.99 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $62.13 ↑ +41%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $68.79 ↑ +56%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $74.69 ↑ +69%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $75.48 ↑ +71%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $77.83 ↑ +76%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $86.69 ↑ +96%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $95.36 ↑ +116%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $104.03 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $130.04 ↑ +195%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $136.80 ↑ +210%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $161.17 ↑ +265%

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Blm gene at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $108.96 $35.38 – $119.42
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $108.96 $35.38 – $117.93
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $108.96 $35.38 – $87.27
Central Medical Center Seattle $121.60 $24.00 – $24.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $108.96 $39.31 – $157.24
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $63.77 $39.31 – $130.04
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $43.95 $39.31 – $108.36
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $69.20 $30.06 – $77.05

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