Brace m arm board 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

$25.36

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.

$83.05

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.

$31.11 with Kaiser vs $1,052.80 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
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $31.11 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $36.17 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $43.40 ↑ +71%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $52.08 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $65.10 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $72.33 ↑ +185%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $72.33 ↑ +185%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $261.35 ↑ +931%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $261.35 ↑ +931%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,052.80 ↑ +4051%

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Brace m arm board at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $361.92 $272.97 – $829.28
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $361.92 $272.97 – $667.56
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $361.92 $272.97 – $605.99
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $36.66 $45.57 – $1,200.54
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $25.26 $36.17 – $693.09
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $27.51 $36.17 – $693.09
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $29.35 $12.30 – $261.35
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $139.20 $235.22 – $494.89

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