Lev 1 hosp type b ed visit 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

$176.21

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.

$577.04

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.

$93.57 with SoundPath vs $519.34 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
SoundPath Medicare|All Plans $93.57 ↓ -47%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $93.57 ↓ -47%
Optum Medicare|All Plans $94.51 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Regence Medicare|All Plans $96.38 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $96.38 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Premera Medicare|All Plans $96.38 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $100.12 ↓ -43%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $101.06 ↓ -43%
United Medicare|All Plans $101.06 ↓ -43%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $101.99 ↓ -42%
Seattle Medical Group Medicare|All Plans $107.61 ↓ -39%
Sound Family Medicine Commercial|All Plans $177.78 ↑ +1%
Molina Commercial|Marketplace Exchange $179.65 ↑ +2%
Coordinated Care Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $185.27 ↑ +5%
Uniform Medical Plan Commercial|All Plans $185.39 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|LifeWise Primary Exchange $201.04 ↑ +14%
BCBS - Regence Commercial|All Plans $212.57 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Premera Commercial|All Other Plans $227.45 ↑ +29%
First Choice Commercial|All Plans $227.83 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Commercial|PPO $248.13 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|All Plans $253.90 ↑ +44%
Aetna Commercial|AWH $325.62 ↑ +85%
Kaiser Commercial|HMO $346.23 ↑ +96%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $377.34 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|Cascade Care $377.34 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $383.64 ↑ +118%
Aetna Commercial|Rental $415.47 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $519.34 ↑ +195%

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Lev 1 hosp type b ed visit at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah $101.50 not published
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $139.30 $82.83 – $218.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $283.50 $66.47 – $153.23
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $267.40 $82.83 – $258.29
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $151.20 $82.83 – $217.43
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale $254.68 $288.29 – $519.34
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor $175.51 $166.44 – $432.78
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma $191.12 $166.44 – $432.78

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