Esoph imped funct test > 1hr 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

$414.77

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.

$1,358.30

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.

$584.07 with Kaiser vs $2,421.38 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 $584.07 ↑ +41%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $590.58 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $590.58 ↑ +42%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $596.49 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↑ +47%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↑ +47%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↑ +47%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $631.92 ↑ +52%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $637.83 ↑ +54%
United Medicare|All Plans $637.83 ↑ +54%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $643.73 ↑ +55%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $679.17 ↑ +64%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $814.98 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $977.98 ↑ +136%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,122.10 ↑ +171%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,133.91 ↑ +173%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,169.35 ↑ +182%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,222.47 ↑ +195%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,324.65 ↑ +219%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,436.50 ↑ +246%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,518.92 ↑ +266%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,625.21 ↑ +292%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,684.98 ↑ +306%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,055.22 ↑ +396%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,381.57 ↑ +474%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,381.57 ↑ +474%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,421.38 ↑ +484%

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Esoph imped funct test > 1hr at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,466.88 $432.11 – $2,282.37
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $1,466.88 $432.11 – $2,209.53
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $1,466.88 $433.33 – $2,282.37
Central Medical Center Seattle $2,716.00 not published
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima $620.00 $445.17 – $1,668.17
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $599.49 $855.73 – $2,278.41
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $413.13 $977.98 – $1,315.36
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $449.87 $977.98 – $1,315.36

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