Gastroesophageal reflux test 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

$748.81

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.

$2,452.25

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.

$590.58 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 Medicare|All Plans $590.58 ↓ -21%
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $590.58 ↓ -21%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $596.49 ↓ -20%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↓ -19%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $608.30 ↓ -19%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $631.92 ↓ -16%
United Medicare|All Plans $637.83 ↓ -15%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $637.83 ↓ -15%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $643.73 ↓ -14%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $679.17 ↓ -9%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $1,054.47 ↑ +41%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $1,122.10 ↑ +50%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $1,133.91 ↑ +51%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $1,169.35 ↑ +56%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $1,324.65 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $1,436.50 ↑ +92%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $1,471.35 ↑ +96%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $1,518.92 ↑ +103%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $1,625.21 ↑ +117%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,684.98 ↑ +125%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $1,765.62 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $2,055.22 ↑ +174%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,207.03 ↑ +195%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $2,381.57 ↑ +218%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,381.57 ↑ +218%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,421.38 ↑ +223%

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Gastroesophageal reflux test at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $373.80 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $1,466.88 $432.11 – $2,282.37
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $1,538.60 $415.83 – $1,748.20
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 $2,460.80 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $446.60 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $885.20 $419.73 – $2,151.26

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