Bx pancreas pq ndl 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

$648.32

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.

$2,123.14

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.

$912.96 with Kaiser vs $7,393.90 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 $912.96 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,273.89 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,528.67 ↑ +136%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $1,803.39 ↑ +178%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,803.39 ↑ +178%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $1,821.42 ↑ +181%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,857.49 ↑ +187%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $1,857.49 ↑ +187%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $1,857.49 ↑ +187%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,910.83 ↑ +195%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,929.63 ↑ +198%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $1,947.66 ↑ +200%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,947.66 ↑ +200%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,965.70 ↑ +203%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $2,073.90 ↑ +220%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $3,363.20 ↑ +419%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $3,426.44 ↑ +429%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $3,462.51 ↑ +434%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $3,570.71 ↑ +451%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,006.93 ↑ +518%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $4,345.28 ↑ +570%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $4,556.00 ↑ +603%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $4,594.55 ↑ +609%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $4,916.10 ↑ +658%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $6,275.80 ↑ +868%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $7,272.34 ↑ +1022%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $7,272.34 ↑ +1022%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,393.90 ↑ +1040%

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Bx pancreas pq ndl at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $4,378.56 $1,912.53 – $6,684.56
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $2,108.40 $1,840.45 – $4,683.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $4,378.56 $1,912.53 – $6,437.49
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $4,378.56 $1,917.90 – $6,684.56
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $1,449.70 $1,436.62 – $3,404.83
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $6,533.10 $455.09 – $5,092.35
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $2,205.70 $1,840.45 – $4,831.18
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $2,033.20 $1,880.84 – $5,987.00

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