Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides 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

$96.64

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.

$316.48

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.

$49.18 with Cigna vs $284.84 with MultiPlan — 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $59.47 ↓ -38%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $59.47 ↓ -38%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $60.06 ↓ -38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $61.25 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $61.25 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $61.25 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $63.63 ↓ -34%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $64.23 ↓ -34%
United Medicare|All Plans $64.23 ↓ -34%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $64.82 ↓ -33%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $68.39 ↓ -29%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $112.99 ↑ +17%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $114.18 ↑ +18%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $117.75 ↑ +22%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $133.92 ↑ +39%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $136.09 ↑ +41%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $145.22 ↑ +50%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $153.56 ↑ +59%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $164.30 ↑ +70%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $189.89 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $206.96 ↑ +114%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $217.18 ↑ +125%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $227.87 ↑ +136%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $239.82 ↑ +148%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $239.82 ↑ +148%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $243.83 ↑ +152%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $284.84 ↑ +195%

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Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $91.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $684.48 $56.82 – $232.51
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $506.80 $58.07 – $178.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $684.48 $56.82 – $225.09
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $684.48 $56.82 – $232.51
Central Medical Center Seattle $339.20 $149.00 – $149.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $58.80 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $684.48 $56.64 – $222.62

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