Knee orth pos locking joint 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

$190.75

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.

$624.67

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.

$268.61 with Kaiser vs $1,361.55 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 $268.61 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $312.34 ↑ +64%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $338.01 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $338.01 ↑ +77%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $374.81 ↑ +96%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $449.77 ↑ +136%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $533.04 ↑ +179%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $562.21 ↑ +195%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $591.52 ↑ +210%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $1,104.23 ↑ +479%
Aetna Commercial|WEA $1,361.55 ↑ +614%

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Knee orth pos locking joint at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $275.70 $338.01 – $1,552.65
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $190.00 $312.34 – $1,141.49
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $206.89 $312.34 – $1,141.49
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw $220.74 $106.20 – $562.21
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way $196.04 $312.34 – $1,141.49
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood $180.06 $312.34 – $1,141.49
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane not published $353.04 – $388.34
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle not published $353.04 – $1,072.54

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