Ghs insertion of needle - bone at St. Anne Hospital
16251 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA · Vmfh · · NPI 1558333682
$203.14
Cash price 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.
$665.23
Gross charge 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.
$286.05 with Kaiser vs $1,821.02 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Kaiser | Commercial|PPO | $286.05 | ↑ +41% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|HMO | $399.14 | ↑ +96% |
| SoundPath | Medicare|All Plans | $444.15 | ↑ +119% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $444.15 | ↑ +119% |
| Optum | Medicare|All Plans | $448.59 | ↑ +121% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $457.47 | ↑ +125% |
| BCBS - Regence | Medicare|All Plans | $457.47 | ↑ +125% |
| BCBS - Premera | Medicare|All Plans | $457.47 | ↑ +125% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Plans | $459.01 | ↑ +126% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $475.24 | ↑ +134% |
| Aetna | Commercial|Rental | $478.97 | ↑ +136% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $479.68 | ↑ +136% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $479.68 | ↑ +136% |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $484.12 | ↑ +138% |
| Seattle Medical Group | Medicare|All Plans | $510.77 | ↑ +151% |
| First Choice | Commercial|All Plans | $560.27 | ↑ +176% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $598.71 | ↑ +195% |
| Sound Family Medicine | Commercial|All Plans | $843.88 | ↑ +315% |
| Molina | Commercial|Marketplace Exchange | $852.77 | ↑ +320% |
| Coordinated Care | Commercial|Ambetter Exchange | $879.42 | ↑ +333% |
| Uniform Medical Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $984.72 | ↑ +385% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange | $1,067.88 | ↑ +426% |
| BCBS - Regence | Commercial|All Plans | $1,129.13 | ↑ +456% |
| BCBS - Premera | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,208.16 | ↑ +495% |
| Aetna | Commercial|AWH | $1,545.64 | ↑ +661% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,791.07 | ↑ +782% |
| United | Commercial|Cascade Care | $1,791.07 | ↑ +782% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,821.02 | ↑ +796% |
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Ghs insertion of needle - bone at other Washington hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah | $144.20 | not published |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | $949.92 | $517.30 – $1,708.87 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane | $342.30 | $497.80 – $1,308.92 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle | $949.92 | $517.30 – $1,654.33 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah | $949.92 | $518.75 – $1,708.87 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia | $1,514.24 | $517.30 – $2,265.17 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville | $172.20 | not published |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | $583.10 | $353.06 – $920.94 |