Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl 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

$273.62

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.

$896.07

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.

$385.32 with Kaiser vs $3,210.79 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 $385.32 ↑ +41%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $493.91 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $537.65 ↑ +96%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $618.29 ↑ +126%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $645.18 ↑ +136%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $783.12 ↑ +186%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $783.12 ↑ +186%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $790.95 ↑ +189%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $806.47 ↑ +195%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $806.61 ↑ +195%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $806.61 ↑ +195%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $806.61 ↑ +195%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $837.94 ↑ +206%
United Medicare|All Plans $845.77 ↑ +209%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $845.77 ↑ +209%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $853.60 ↑ +212%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $900.59 ↑ +229%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,487.93 ↑ +444%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,503.59 ↑ +450%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,550.58 ↑ +467%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,738.85 ↑ +535%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,885.68 ↑ +589%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,993.85 ↑ +629%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $2,133.40 ↑ +680%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,725.26 ↑ +896%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,158.02 ↑ +1054%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $3,158.02 ↑ +1054%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,210.79 ↑ +1073%

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Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $236.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,867.05
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $561.40 $789.10 – $2,008.27
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,899.84 $820.01 – $2,775.55
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,899.84 $822.31 – $2,867.05
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $1,751.36 $820.01 – $3,568.56
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $236.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $583.10 $623.43 – $2,769.45

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