Brachy source palladium-103 nonstranded 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

$120.47

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.

$394.52

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.

$88.79 with SoundPath vs $364.04 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $88.79 ↓ -26%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $88.79 ↓ -26%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $89.68 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $91.45 ↓ -24%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $91.45 ↓ -24%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $91.45 ↓ -24%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $95.01 ↓ -21%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $95.89 ↓ -20%
United Medicare|All Plans $95.89 ↓ -20%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $96.78 ↓ -20%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $102.11 ↓ -15%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $168.70 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $169.65 ↑ +41%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $170.48 ↑ +42%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $175.80 ↑ +46%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $176.55 ↑ +47%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $191.59 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $197.26 ↑ +64%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $207.75 ↑ +72%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $219.68 ↑ +82%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $235.04 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $236.72 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $284.06 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $308.99 ↑ +156%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $355.07 ↑ +195%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $358.05 ↑ +197%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $358.05 ↑ +197%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $364.04 ↑ +202%

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Brachy source palladium-103 nonstranded at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $128.59 $64.48 – $326.13
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $128.59 $64.48 – $291.44
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $128.59 $64.48 – $326.13
Central Medical Center Seattle $112.00 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $128.59 $64.48 – $284.50
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $174.13 $248.55 – $381.71
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $120.00 $176.55 – $295.89
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $130.67 $176.55 – $295.89

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