Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$2,131.56

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.

$6,980.56

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.

$2,173.51 with Kaiser vs $8,911.39 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 Medicare|All Plans $2,173.51 ↑ +2%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $2,173.51 ↑ +2%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $2,195.25 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $2,238.72 ↑ +5%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,238.72 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $2,238.72 ↑ +5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,325.66 ↑ +9%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,347.39 ↑ +10%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,347.39 ↑ +10%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $2,369.13 ↑ +11%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $2,499.54 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $3,001.65 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $3,298.60 ↑ +55%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $4,129.67 ↑ +94%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $4,173.14 ↑ +96%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $4,188.34 ↑ +96%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $4,303.55 ↑ +102%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,771.82 ↑ +124%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $5,026.01 ↑ +136%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $5,174.75 ↑ +143%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $5,471.61 ↑ +157%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $5,854.55 ↑ +175%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,282.51 ↑ +195%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $7,563.81 ↑ +255%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $8,764.92 ↑ +311%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $8,764.92 ↑ +311%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $8,793.24 ↑ +313%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $8,911.39 ↑ +318%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,373.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,276.20 $748.07 – $5,537.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,063.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $6,099.36 $317.68 – $8,373.23
Central Medical Center Seattle $6,720.00 $1,953.00 – $1,953.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,481.50 $397.60 – $4,025.62
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,896.60 $217.44 – $6,378.79
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $7,161.70 $347.04 – $6,612.78

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