Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 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

$981.48

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.

$3,214.21

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.

$1,382.12 with Kaiser vs $7,869.54 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 $1,382.12 ↑ +41%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $1,919.40 ↑ +96%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,919.40 ↑ +96%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,928.53 ↑ +96%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $1,938.59 ↑ +98%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $1,976.98 ↑ +101%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,976.98 ↑ +101%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $1,976.98 ↑ +101%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,053.76 ↑ +109%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,072.95 ↑ +111%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,072.95 ↑ +111%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $2,092.15 ↑ +113%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $2,207.31 ↑ +125%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $2,314.24 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,892.79 ↑ +195%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $3,640.88 ↑ +271%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $3,646.86 ↑ +272%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $3,685.25 ↑ +275%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $3,800.41 ↑ +287%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,194.70 ↑ +327%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $4,548.92 ↑ +363%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $4,809.86 ↑ +390%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $5,146.50 ↑ +424%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $5,920.00 ↑ +503%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $6,679.51 ↑ +581%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $7,740.21 ↑ +689%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,740.21 ↑ +689%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,869.54 ↑ +702%

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Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $1,999.90 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $3,877.44 $2,061.10 – $6,967.07
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,081.10 $1,983.42 – $5,047.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $3,877.44 $2,061.10 – $6,709.56
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $3,877.44 $2,066.89 – $6,967.07
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $345.10 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $1,886.00 $1,113.76 – $7,113.59
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $1,900.80 $2,123.39 – $5,282.52

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