Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$76.13

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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.

$249.30

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.

$63.98 with Cigna vs $224.37 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
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $63.98 ↓ -16%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $107.20 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $149.58 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $179.50 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $224.37 ↑ +195%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $75.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $132.00 $164.73 – $164.73
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $235.90 $181.20 – $571.26
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $132.00 $164.73 – $164.73
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $132.00 $164.73 – $341.70
Central Medical Center Seattle $487.20 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville $107.10 not published
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds $132.00 $155.76 – $164.73

All Washington hospitals for this procedure →