Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 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

$417.89

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.

$1,368.51

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.

$118.36 with SoundPath vs $1,231.66 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $118.36 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $118.36 ↓ -72%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $119.54 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $121.91 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $121.91 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $121.91 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $126.65 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $127.83 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $127.83 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $129.01 ↓ -69%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $136.11 ↓ -67%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $224.88 ↓ -46%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $227.25 ↓ -46%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $234.35 ↓ -44%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $271.71 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $294.67 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $311.56 ↓ -25%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $333.37 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $411.89 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $477.31 ↑ +14%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $477.31 ↑ +14%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $485.28 ↑ +16%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $588.46 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $821.11 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $985.33 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,231.66 ↑ +195%

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $526.78
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $317.10 $116.50 – $403.49
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $409.92 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $409.92 $121.40 – $526.78
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $214.20 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $411.60 $116.50 – $376.53
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett $453.96 $119.06 – $470.74
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $183.20 $117.59 – $475.62

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