Epoprostenol (arginine) 1 mg in 50 ml ns inhalation syringe - cnr 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

$219.66

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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.

$719.35

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.

$55.63 with Kaiser vs $116.42 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
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $55.63 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $64.68 ↓ -71%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $77.61 ↓ -65%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $91.84 ↓ -58%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $93.14 ↓ -58%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $116.42 ↓ -47%

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Epoprostenol (arginine) 1 mg in 50 ml ns inhalation syringe - cnr at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $125.45 $17.60 – $29.73
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $502.40 $17.60 – $36.16
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $125.45 $17.60 – $29.73
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $125.45 $17.60 – $32.40
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia $216.67 $45.56 – $103.15
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $125.45 $17.60 – $32.40
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $168.02 $36.16 – $101.86
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $110.30 $20.42 – $49.32

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