Decompress fingers/hand 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

$1,187.07

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.

$3,887.49

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.

$1,671.63 with Kaiser vs $14,806.66 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 $1,671.63 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $2,332.50 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $2,799.00 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,498.75 ↑ +195%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,611.38 ↑ +204%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $3,611.38 ↑ +204%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $3,647.49 ↑ +207%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $3,719.72 ↑ +213%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $3,719.72 ↑ +213%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,719.72 ↑ +213%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,864.18 ↑ +226%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,900.29 ↑ +229%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,900.29 ↑ +229%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $3,936.40 ↑ +232%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $4,153.09 ↑ +250%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $5,977.12 ↑ +404%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $6,861.62 ↑ +478%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $6,933.85 ↑ +484%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $7,150.53 ↑ +502%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $7,999.67 ↑ +574%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $8,016.00 ↑ +575%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $8,675.19 ↑ +631%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $9,172.83 ↑ +673%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $9,814.83 ↑ +727%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $12,567.60 ↑ +959%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $14,563.25 ↑ +1127%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $14,563.25 ↑ +1127%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $14,806.66 ↑ +1147%

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Decompress fingers/hand at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle $7,520.00 not published
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $1,715.74 $2,449.12 – $14,029.00
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $1,182.38 $2,799.00 – $8,099.19
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $1,287.53 $2,799.00 – $8,099.19
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $1,373.71 $660.88 – $3,498.75
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way $1,219.99 $2,799.00 – $8,099.19
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood $1,120.54 $2,799.00 – $8,099.19
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $3,646.14 – $4,010.75

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