Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 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

$119.48

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$391.25

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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.

$168.24 with Kaiser vs $885.97 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $168.24 ↑ +41%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $216.09 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $216.09 ↑ +81%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $218.25 ↑ +83%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $222.57 ↑ +86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $222.57 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $222.57 ↑ +86%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $231.22 ↑ +94%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $233.38 ↑ +95%
United Medicare|All Plans $233.38 ↑ +95%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $234.75 ↑ +96%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $235.54 ↑ +97%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $248.50 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $269.97 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $281.70 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $352.13 ↑ +195%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $373.79 ↑ +213%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $410.57 ↑ +244%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $414.89 ↑ +247%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $427.86 ↑ +258%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $489.55 ↑ +310%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $530.88 ↑ +344%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $561.34 ↑ +370%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $600.62 ↑ +403%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $751.99 ↑ +529%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $871.38 ↑ +629%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $871.38 ↑ +629%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $885.97 ↑ +642%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $126.70 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $735.79
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $283.50 $222.43 – $566.09
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $426.72 $231.14 – $712.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $426.72 $231.79 – $735.79
Central Medical Center Seattle $432.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $280.28 $231.14 – $915.82
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $140.70 not published

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